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