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