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