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