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