photo gallery

photo gallery

The Palace of Kings

The king’s mark

The Chapel of the Kings

The side aisles

A building constructed in a short space of time

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

The rediscovered palace

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

Decorations

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

Transformations over the centuries

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The architectural space

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

Beyond the harmony of proportions

Squaring the circle

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

Under the crosses of the Bema

the Baroque exterior

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

A controversial interpretation

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

A new Cathedral

The mosaics of the apses

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

A space between the visible and the invisible

The senses tell Context 1

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The cultural substrate through time

The towers and the western facade

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The senses tell the historical context

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The interior of the church

Survey of the royal tombs

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

From earthquake to collapse

the Baroque interior

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The senses tell the architecture

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

The southern portico

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

A remarkable ceiling

Mosaic decoration

Restorations

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The lost chapel

Palermo: the happiest city

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

Worship services

A Northern population

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

A palimpsest of history

The balance between architecture and light

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

The longest aisle

The decorated facade

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

The senses tell the interior

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

A tree full of life

The Kings’ Cathedrals

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

Interior decorations

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

The Bible carved in stone

The Cassaro

The Admiral’s dedication

The Great Restoration

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The beginning of the construction site

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The Cathedral over the centuries

The area of the Sanctuary

The senses tell the ceiling

The Royal Throne

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The senses tell baroque decoration

The birth of the Norman kingdom

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The cemetery of kings

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The rediscovered chapel

The original design

Ecclesia munita

The senses tell restorations

Roger II’s strategic design

The mosaics of the naves

The chapel of St. Benedict

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

An architectural crescendo

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The stone bible

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The mosaics of the presbytery

The decorations on the bell tower

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

The senses tell the historical context

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

The Virgin Hodegetria

The senses tell the flooring

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

The senses tell the historical context

The return of water

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves