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