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