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