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