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