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