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