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