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