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