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