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