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