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