Palermo Norman Treasure
iHERITAGE. ICT Mediterranean Platform for UNESCO Cultural Heritage
«…It’s a wonderful place, built in the Cordova style, entirely from cut stone known as kadhan [a soft limestone]. A river splits the town, and four springs gush in its suburbs. The King, to whom it is his world, has embellished it to perfection and taken it as the capital of his Frankish Kingdom-may God destroy it. The King’s palaces are disposed around the higher parts, like pears encircling a woman’s full throat. The King roams through the gardens and courts for amusement and pleasure. How many -may they not long be his – palaces, constructions, watchtowers, and belvederes he has, how many fine monasteries…»
Ibn Jubayr, Rihla, 1145-1217
Project designers
- VR room concept: Rossella Corrao, Calogero Vinci
- Virtual Architectural Reconstructions: Team UNIPA (Francesco Di Paola, Vincenza Garofalo, Mauro Lo Brutto), Yuri Alogna, Marco Geraci
- Graphic designers: Adriana Lo Curto, Erica La Placa, Kevin Aaron Castro Morales
- Translations: Alessandro Russell
Project developers
- Research Agreement-Technological developer of VR Room: Visivalab s.l.
- Research Agreement – 360° pictures for VR Room: Francesco Ferla
Disclaimer
This product has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union under the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme. The contents of this product are the sole responsibility of the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union or the Programme management structures
Statement about the Programme
The 2014-2020 ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme is a multilateral Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) initiative funded by the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI). The Programme objective is to foster fair, equitable and sustainable economic, social and territorial development, which may advance cross-border integration and valorise participating countries’ territories and values. The following 13 countries participate in the Programme: Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia. The Managing Authority (MA) is the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy). Official Programme languages are Arabic, English and French. For more information, please visit: www.enicbcmed.eu
Acknowledgements
- Archdiocese of Palermo
- Archdiocese of Monreale
- Fund for Religious Buildings (F.E.C.) – Italian Ministry of the Interior
- Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments for Palermo
- Regione Sicilia – Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo
- Speleological Group of the Italian Alpine Club of Palermo (C.A.I.)
