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