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