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