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