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