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