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