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