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