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