photo gallery

photo gallery

The chapel of St. Benedict

The Kings’ Cathedrals

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

The lost chapel

An architectural crescendo

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

The mosaics of the presbytery

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

The interior of the church

From earthquake to collapse

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

The cultural substrate through time

The southern portico

The decorated facade

Worship services

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The senses tell Context 1

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

The area of the Sanctuary

The senses tell baroque decoration

Interior decorations

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

A building constructed in a short space of time

The cemetery of kings

The architectural space

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

Survey of the royal tombs

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

The side aisles

the Baroque exterior

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

A new Cathedral

The Cathedral over the centuries

The senses tell restorations

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The original design

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

Roger II’s strategic design

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

Under the crosses of the Bema

The Royal Throne

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

A Northern population

The senses tell the flooring

The longest aisle

The Virgin Hodegetria

The Chapel of the Kings

The Cassaro

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The Great Restoration

The decorations on the bell tower

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The balance between architecture and light

Squaring the circle

The Palace of Kings

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The rediscovered chapel

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

A tree full of life

The Admiral’s dedication

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

Beyond the harmony of proportions

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

Decorations

The mosaics of the naves

Restorations

A controversial interpretation

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The senses tell the historical context

The return of water

the Baroque interior

The senses tell the architecture

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

Mosaic decoration

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

The rediscovered palace

A palimpsest of history

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The stone bible

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

Palermo: the happiest city

The senses tell the interior

The Bible carved in stone

The senses tell the ceiling

The king’s mark

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The mosaics of the apses

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The senses tell the historical context

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

Transformations over the centuries

The beginning of the construction site

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

A remarkable ceiling

The senses tell the historical context

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

The towers and the western facade

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

Ecclesia munita

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

A space between the visible and the invisible

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model