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