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