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