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