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