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