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