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