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