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