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