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