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