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