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