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