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