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