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