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