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