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