photo gallery

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The senses tell the architecture and decorations

Transformations over the centuries

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

The senses tell the historical context

The Great Restoration

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The king’s mark

The cemetery of kings

The lost chapel

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

A space between the visible and the invisible

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

The southern portico

The senses tell baroque decoration

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The return of water

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The senses tell restorations

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

Mosaic decoration

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

Ecclesia munita

A building constructed in a short space of time

A tree full of life

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The beginning of the construction site

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The Cathedral over the centuries

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

The mosaics of the presbytery

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

Interior decorations

The mosaics of the apses

A new Cathedral

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The senses tell the flooring

The senses tell Context 1

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

Survey of the royal tombs

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The mosaics of the naves

The Royal Throne

A remarkable ceiling

The stone bible

The rediscovered palace

From earthquake to collapse

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The interior of the church

A Northern population

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The cultural substrate through time

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The Palace of Kings

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The architectural space

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

The senses tell the historical context

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

The senses tell the historical context

Worship services

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

The Cassaro

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

the Baroque exterior

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

The chapel of St. Benedict

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

Squaring the circle

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

The towers and the western facade

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

A controversial interpretation

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

The longest aisle

The Bible carved in stone

The senses tell the architecture

the Baroque interior

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The side aisles

An architectural crescendo

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The senses tell the interior

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The original design

The balance between architecture and light

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The rediscovered chapel

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The Kings’ Cathedrals

Under the crosses of the Bema

A palimpsest of history

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The senses tell the ceiling

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The Chapel of the Kings

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

Restorations

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

Decorations

Palermo: the happiest city

The decorations on the bell tower

The Virgin Hodegetria

The decorated facade

The area of the Sanctuary

Roger II’s strategic design

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The Admiral’s dedication

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral