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