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