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