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