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