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