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