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