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