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