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