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