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