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