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