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