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