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