photo gallery

photo gallery

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

The senses tell the historical context

The rediscovered chapel

The mosaics of the apses

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

The birth of the Norman kingdom

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The southern portico

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The balance between architecture and light

Restorations

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

Interior decorations

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

The Kings’ Cathedrals

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The Cassaro

The decorated facade

A space between the visible and the invisible

A building constructed in a short space of time

The Virgin Hodegetria

The senses tell the historical context

The senses tell baroque decoration

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

The stone bible

Decorations

the Baroque exterior

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

Squaring the circle

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

The mosaics of the naves

The Admiral’s dedication

Under the crosses of the Bema

The original design

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The area of the Sanctuary

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

A remarkable ceiling

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The cemetery of kings

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

The Gualtiero Cathedral

From earthquake to collapse

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

The lost chapel

The Palace of Kings

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

The return of water

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The cultural substrate through time

The towers and the western facade

The senses tell the historical context

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

The decorations on the bell tower

The Bible carved in stone

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The senses tell Context 1

A tree full of life

A Northern population

The mosaics of the presbytery

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

Survey of the royal tombs

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

The Cathedral over the centuries

The chapel of St. Benedict

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The interior of the church

An architectural crescendo

The beginning of the construction site

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

A new Cathedral

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

A controversial interpretation

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The senses tell the flooring

The Chapel of the Kings

The senses tell the interior

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

Transformations over the centuries

Worship services

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

Mosaic decoration

Ecclesia munita

Palermo: the happiest city

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

A palimpsest of history

The senses tell the ceiling

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The architectural space

the Baroque interior

The rediscovered palace

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

Roger II’s strategic design

The side aisles

The senses tell restorations

The king’s mark

The Great Restoration

The longest aisle

The Royal Throne

The senses tell the architecture

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light