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