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