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