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