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