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