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