photo gallery

photo gallery

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The stone bible

A controversial interpretation

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

The mosaics of the presbytery

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

Roger II’s strategic design

A tree full of life

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The mosaics of the apses

The original design

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The interior of the church

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The senses tell the interior

The area of the Sanctuary

From earthquake to collapse

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

Restorations

The architectural space

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The Virgin Hodegetria

The Cassaro

Survey of the royal tombs

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

The towers and the western facade

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

A new Cathedral

Palermo: the happiest city

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

A Northern population

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The longest aisle

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

The cemetery of kings

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

Interior decorations

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

An architectural crescendo

The senses tell baroque decoration

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

The Royal Throne

The chapel of St. Benedict

The senses tell the historical context

A palimpsest of history

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

Mosaic decoration

Transformations over the centuries

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The Great Restoration

The return of water

The decorated facade

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

The king’s mark

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

The senses tell the historical context

The lost chapel

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The beginning of the construction site

The side aisles

The senses tell the historical context

A remarkable ceiling

The senses tell Context 1

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The Palace of Kings

The senses tell the architecture

The cultural substrate through time

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The rediscovered palace

the Baroque interior

A building constructed in a short space of time

The southern portico

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

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 Baroque exterior

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

The senses tell the ceiling

The Admiral’s dedication

The Bible carved in stone

The rediscovered chapel

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

Ecclesia munita

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

Squaring the circle

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The decorations on the bell tower

A space between the visible and the invisible

The mosaics of the naves

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

The Chapel of the Kings

Worship services

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The senses tell the flooring

The balance between architecture and light

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

Under the crosses of the Bema

The senses tell restorations

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

Decorations