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