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