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