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