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