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