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
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.
