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