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