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