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