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