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