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