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