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