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