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