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