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