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