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