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