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