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