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