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