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