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