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