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