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