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