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