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