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