Royal Palace of Caserta
| Royal Palace of Caserta | |
|---|---|
Reggia di Caserta | |
View of the northern façade from the fountain of Venus and Adonis | |
| Alternative names | Palazzo Reale di Caserta |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Late Baroque and early Neoclassical |
| Location | Caserta, Italy |
| Address | Viale Douhet, 81100 Caserta CE, Italy |
| Construction started | 1752 |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 247 × 184 × 36 meters (42 meters including the roof) |
| Floor area | c. 138,000 square metres (1,490,000 sq ft)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1,200 |
| Website | |
| reggiadicaserta | |
| Part of | 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 549rev |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
| Area | 87.37 ha (0.3373 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 110.76 ha (0.4276 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 41°4′24″N 14°19′35″E / 41.07333°N 14.32639°E |
Location in Italy | |
The Royal Palace of Caserta (Italian: Reggia di Caserta [ˈrɛddʒa di kaˈzɛrta, - kaˈsɛrta]; Neapolitan: Reggia 'e Caserta [ˈrɛdːʒ(ə) e kaˈsertə]) is a former royal residence in Caserta, Campania, 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Naples in southern Italy, constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples. The complex is the largest palace erected in Europe during the 18th century.[2] In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site;[3] its nomination described it as "the swan song of the spectacular art of the Baroque, from which it adopted all the features needed to create the illusions of multidirectional space".[2] The Royal Palace of Caserta is the largest former royal residence in the world,[2][4] over 2 million m3 in volume[5] covering an area of 47,000 m2[6] and a floorspace of 138,000 square metres distributed across five floors.[7]
- ^ Source of datas: "La reggia della Meraviglia", curated by Ottavio Ragone, Conchita Sannino e Antonio Ferrara, Guida Editori, 2022, pag. 19: "una superficie di 138 mila mq nei cinque piani fuori terra e 45.000 mq nei due interrati".
- ^ a b c Chronopoulou, Angeliki (23 January 2024). "Reggia Di Caserta Historical Overview". Academia. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ FERRAND, Franck (24 October 2013). Dictionnaire amoureux de Versailles. Place des éditeurs. ISBN 9782259222679 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Royal Palace of Caserta guide, page 6, box: "I numeri della Reggia di Caserta"". 13 January 2013.
- ^ "CampaniaBeniCulturali - Reggia di Caserta". 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014.
- ^ Source of datas: "La reggia della Meraviglia", curated by Ottavio Ragone, Conchita Sannino e Antonio Ferrara, Guida Editori, 2022, pag. 19: "una superficie di 138 mila mq nei cinque piani fuori terra e 45.000 mq nei due interrati".