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