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