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