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