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