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