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