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