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