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