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