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