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