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