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