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