The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom
The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure
The senses tell the architecture
The rediscovered chapel
The architectural space
The Bible carved in stone
The senses tell the mosaic cycle
The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders
The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door
Interior decorations
the Baroque exterior
From oblivion to the recovery of memory
Two initially similar towers, varied over time
The senses tell the historical context
The senses tell restorations
The mosaics of the transept and the apses
The senses tell the architecture and decorations
The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents
Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period
From the Mosque to the Cathedral
The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout
Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions
A space between the visible and the invisible
Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God
The Palace of Kings
The cultural substrate through time
A building constructed in a short space of time
A remarkable ceiling
Restorations
Ecclesia munita
A Northern population
Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel
Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily
the Baroque interior
The Virgin Hodegetria
The king’s mark
Decorations
The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister
Cefalù: settlement evidence through time
The Great Restoration
Worship services
The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily
The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light
Under the crosses of the Bema
The cemetery of kings
Artistic elements in Peter’s ship
The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model
A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content
The decorated facade
The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work
The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel
A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries
The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition
The towers and the western facade
The senses tell the historical context
The senses tell the interior
The area of the Sanctuary
The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography
The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries
Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace
The chystro: a place between earth and sky
Roger II’s strategic design
The rediscovered palace
The balance between architecture and light
The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light
The mosaics of the apses
A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries
The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy
The towers facing the facade used as bell towers
Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”
The transformations of the hall through the centuries
An architectural crescendo
The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order
Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses
The stone bible
Squaring the circle
The Cathedral over the centuries
The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon
Transformations over the centuries
The Cassaro
The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history
Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves
The lost chapel
The birth of the Norman kingdom
The senses tell the ceiling
Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling
The chapel of St. Benedict
The Royal Throne
The senses tell the historical context
A new Cathedral
The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex
The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory
The senses tell Context 1
Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time
The Chapel of the Kings
Beyond the harmony of proportions
Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL
A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations
The interior of the church
The architectural appearance and transformations over time
The senses tell the flooring
The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form
The senses tell baroque decoration
The original design
The side aisles
The mosaics of the naves
the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art
The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting
The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral
The decorations on the bell tower
From earthquake to collapse
The Gualtiero Cathedral
The Admiral’s dedication
The return of water
Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power
Survey of the royal tombs
Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo
The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time
A palimpsest of history
Mosaic decoration
The mosaics of the presbytery
The longest aisle
The beginning of the construction site
The southern portico
A tree full of life
A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety
Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo
A controversial interpretation
Palermo: the happiest city
The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral
From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith
The Kings’ Cathedrals
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
