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