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