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