restorations
the Zisa

The rediscovered palace

The clearance of all these rooms made it possible to restore the building to its original layout, also recognising their original use in relation to their position. Once the restoration of the structural part of the building’s exterior was completed, the other decorative parts of the building were restored over the following years until almost the end of 2000, with particular attention paid to the original stuccoes, found to be still intact in the muqarnas on the upper floors, which were fortunately preserved because they were hidden by the period false ceilings.At the end of the 1990s, a major construction project began in the Fountain Room , with the recovery of the baroque stuccoes and decorations, which were in a state of decay. The main focus was on the restoration of the mosaic surfaces and sculptural stone elements.

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

The senses tell the historical context

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

the Baroque interior

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The architectural space

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

Decorations

The rediscovered palace

The return of water

The Palace of Kings

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The Royal Throne

Restorations

The senses tell the historical context

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The Admiral’s dedication

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The Cassaro

The senses tell baroque decoration

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

The interior of the church

The decorations on the bell tower

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The senses tell restorations

A building constructed in a short space of time

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

the Baroque exterior

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The mosaics of the naves

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The senses tell the interior

The senses tell the flooring

An architectural crescendo

From earthquake to collapse

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The senses tell the architecture

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The senses tell the historical context

The senses tell the ceiling