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