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