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