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