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