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