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