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