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