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