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