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