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