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