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