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