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