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