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