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