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