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