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