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