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