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