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