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