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