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