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