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