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