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