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