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