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