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