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