photo gallery

photo gallery

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The senses tell the historical context

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

The Virgin Hodegetria

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The return of water

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The decorations on the bell tower

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

The senses tell the interior

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

The birth of the Norman kingdom

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

The original design

The cultural substrate through time

the Baroque interior

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The senses tell the ceiling

A palimpsest of history

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

Beyond the harmony of proportions

the Baroque exterior

The longest aisle

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

A controversial interpretation

The rediscovered chapel

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The Admiral’s dedication

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The architectural space

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

The Cathedral over the centuries

A building constructed in a short space of time

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

The mosaics of the presbytery

The lost chapel

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

A space between the visible and the invisible

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The southern portico

Squaring the circle

Ecclesia munita

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

A new Cathedral

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The senses tell the historical context

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

A tree full of life

The senses tell the historical context

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The senses tell the architecture

The towers and the western facade

Palermo: the happiest city

The Chapel of the Kings

Restorations

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The stone bible

Interior decorations

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The Cassaro

The area of the Sanctuary

The senses tell Context 1

The Palace of Kings

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The mosaics of the apses

The balance between architecture and light

The Royal Throne

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The senses tell baroque decoration

The Bible carved in stone

The interior of the church

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The mosaics of the naves

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The Great Restoration

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

The side aisles

Transformations over the centuries

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The cemetery of kings

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

A Northern population

Worship services

A remarkable ceiling

An architectural crescendo

Survey of the royal tombs

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

The king’s mark

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

The chapel of St. Benedict

The senses tell restorations

Roger II’s strategic design

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

From earthquake to collapse

The rediscovered palace

Decorations

The decorated facade

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

Mosaic decoration

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

Under the crosses of the Bema

The senses tell the flooring

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

The beginning of the construction site

From oblivion to the recovery of memory