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