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