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