photo gallery

photo gallery

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

The balance between architecture and light

The mosaics of the apses

The beginning of the construction site

the Baroque exterior

Palermo: the happiest city

Restorations

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The Admiral’s dedication

Mosaic decoration

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The side aisles

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

The architectural space

An architectural crescendo

The rediscovered palace

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The cemetery of kings

The senses tell the historical context

The longest aisle

The senses tell the historical context

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

A remarkable ceiling

The cultural substrate through time

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

A tree full of life

A building constructed in a short space of time

The original design

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

the Baroque interior

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

Roger II’s strategic design

Under the crosses of the Bema

The senses tell baroque decoration

The king’s mark

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

The towers and the western facade

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The Royal Throne

The senses tell Context 1

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

Squaring the circle

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The chapel of St. Benedict

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The senses tell the ceiling

The senses tell the interior

The senses tell the flooring

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

Transformations over the centuries

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

Interior decorations

The Cathedral over the centuries

The senses tell the architecture

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The interior of the church

The senses tell the historical context

A space between the visible and the invisible

The Virgin Hodegetria

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

From earthquake to collapse

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

The area of the Sanctuary

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

Survey of the royal tombs

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The mosaics of the naves

The return of water

A Northern population

The Cassaro

The southern portico

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

A new Cathedral

The lost chapel

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

A palimpsest of history

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The rediscovered chapel

The Bible carved in stone

The Chapel of the Kings

The senses tell restorations

The Palace of Kings

The decorations on the bell tower

A controversial interpretation

The decorated facade

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The stone bible

The mosaics of the presbytery

Worship services

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

Decorations

The Great Restoration

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

Ecclesia munita

The birth of the Norman kingdom