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