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