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