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