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