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