photo gallery

photo gallery

The rediscovered palace

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

The cemetery of kings

The original design

The Virgin Hodegetria

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

The senses tell the historical context

The interior of the church

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

The senses tell the flooring

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The mosaics of the naves

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

Survey of the royal tombs

The southern portico

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

Mosaic decoration

The decorations on the bell tower

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

The longest aisle

The beginning of the construction site

A building constructed in a short space of time

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The cultural substrate through time

The side aisles

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The area of the Sanctuary

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The Royal Throne

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

the Baroque interior

A remarkable ceiling

The Cathedral over the centuries

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

The chapel of St. Benedict

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

Roger II’s strategic design

The Cassaro

The Great Restoration

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

Palermo: the happiest city

A palimpsest of history

Squaring the circle

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

the Baroque exterior

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

Transformations over the centuries

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

An architectural crescendo

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

A tree full of life

From earthquake to collapse

A Northern population

The Chapel of the Kings

The Gualtiero Cathedral

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

Worship services

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

Interior decorations

The rediscovered chapel

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The balance between architecture and light

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

Beyond the harmony of proportions

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

Decorations

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The senses tell the ceiling

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

The decorated facade

The senses tell baroque decoration

The Bible carved in stone

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The senses tell restorations

The senses tell the architecture

The senses tell the interior

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The lost chapel

The mosaics of the apses

The stone bible

Restorations

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

The architectural space

The Palace of Kings

The senses tell the historical context

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The king’s mark

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The senses tell Context 1

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The Admiral’s dedication

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

A new Cathedral

A controversial interpretation

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The return of water

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

Ecclesia munita

The Kings’ Cathedrals

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

A space between the visible and the invisible

The towers and the western facade

The senses tell the historical context

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The mosaics of the presbytery

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

Under the crosses of the Bema

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form