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