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