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