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