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