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