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