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