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