photo gallery

photo gallery

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

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

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

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

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The balance between architecture and light

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

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

The senses tell restorations

The decorations on the bell tower

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The architectural space

The king’s mark

The beginning of the construction site

Worship services

The mosaics of the naves

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

The longest aisle

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The Cathedral over the centuries

Under the crosses of the Bema

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The senses tell the historical context

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

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

The rediscovered chapel

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

The Admiral’s dedication

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

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

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

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

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

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

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

the Baroque exterior

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The senses tell the architecture

Restorations

The senses tell the historical context

Palermo: the happiest city

The senses tell Context 1

The mosaics of the apses

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

A remarkable ceiling

The lost chapel

A palimpsest of history

The interior of the church

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The senses tell baroque decoration

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

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

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

Mosaic decoration

The Cassaro

The Royal Throne

The Palace of Kings

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

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

The original design

Ecclesia munita

The cemetery of kings

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

Decorations

The mosaics of the presbytery

Transformations over the centuries

The chapel of St. Benedict

The area of the Sanctuary

A building constructed in a short space of time

The Chapel of the Kings

The senses tell the ceiling

A new Cathedral

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The stone bible

Survey of the royal tombs

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

An architectural crescendo

The senses tell the interior

A tree full of life

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The side aisles

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The return of water

From earthquake to collapse

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

The Bible carved in stone

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

The rediscovered palace

The decorated facade

The senses tell the flooring

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The cultural substrate through time

The southern portico

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

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The Great Restoration

Interior decorations

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

A controversial interpretation

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

Squaring the circle

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

The towers and the western facade

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

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

The senses tell the historical context

Roger II’s strategic design

the Baroque interior

A space between the visible and the invisible

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

A Northern population

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

The Virgin Hodegetria

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