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