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