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