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