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