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