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