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