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