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