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