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