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