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