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