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