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