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