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