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