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