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