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