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