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