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