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