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