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