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