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