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