photo gallery

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The senses tell the historical context

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

The return of water

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The interior of the church

Restorations

The beginning of the construction site

The Cassaro

The senses tell the historical context

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The senses tell the architecture

Mosaic decoration

The senses tell baroque decoration

The longest aisle

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

A remarkable ceiling

The mosaics of the naves

The southern portico

The Royal Throne

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

From earthquake to collapse

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The area of the Sanctuary

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

The Palace of Kings

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The senses tell Context 1

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

A palimpsest of history

The senses tell the flooring

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

A space between the visible and the invisible

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The decorations on the bell tower

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

An architectural crescendo

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

Survey of the royal tombs

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

the Baroque exterior

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The rediscovered chapel

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

Roger II’s strategic design

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The senses tell the interior

the Baroque interior

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

A controversial interpretation

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

Interior decorations

Transformations over the centuries

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The senses tell the historical context

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The Virgin Hodegetria

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

The Great Restoration

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The mosaics of the apses

The balance between architecture and light

The Cathedral over the centuries

Decorations

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

A Northern population

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

The senses tell restorations

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The towers and the western facade

The chapel of St. Benedict

The architectural space

The king’s mark

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

Worship services

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The senses tell the ceiling

The original design

The lost chapel

Squaring the circle

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

The mosaics of the presbytery

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The cemetery of kings

Beyond the harmony of proportions

A new Cathedral

The cultural substrate through time

The side aisles

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

Ecclesia munita

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

The rediscovered palace

Under the crosses of the Bema

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The Chapel of the Kings

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

A tree full of life

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

Palermo: the happiest city

The decorated facade

A building constructed in a short space of time

The Bible carved in stone

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The Admiral’s dedication

The stone bible