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