Italia Reggia di Caserta 3 Visiting the Palace1

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REGGIA DI CASERTA
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Visiting the Palace
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The Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta)
is a former royal residence constructed for the
Bourbon kings of Naples. Caserta is located 40
kilometres north of Naples
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Caserta's main attraction is its Royal Palace
(listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The
palace was created in the 18th century by the
Italian architect Luigi Vanvitelli as a
Versailles-like residence ("Reggia") for the
Bourbon kings of Naples and Sicily. It is one of
the most visited monuments in the country. Inside
are more than 1200 rooms, decorated in various
styles. It has been the set for several famous
movies such as Star Wars Episode I The Phantom
Menace, Star Wars Episode II Attack of the
Clones, Angels Demons and Mission Impossible
III.
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The palace has 5 floors, 1,200 rooms, including
two dozen state apartments, a large library, and
a theatre modeled after the Teatro San Carlo of
Naples. A monumental avenue that would run 20
kilometers between the palace and Naples was
planned but never realized
In terms of volume, the Royal Palace of Caserta
is the largest royal residence in the world with
over 2 million m³ and covering an area of about
235,000 m²
The palace has a rectangular plan, measuring 247
184 m, and the four sides are connected by
two orthogonal  arms, forming four inner courts
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The lower vestibule
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From the center of the vestibule you can see the
courtyards and you can have a view of the park
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Statues in the lower vestibule
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Hercules - copy (1770-1773) by Andrea Violani
from Hercules Farnese
The political and social model for Vanvitelli's
palace was Versailles. Like its French
predecessor, the palace was intended to display
the power and grandeur of an absolute Bourbon
monarchy
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Traditionally every May 4th around the world is
celebrated Star Wars Day, the day dedicated to
all the fans of the most popular star saga of all
time the recurrence is due to the singular
assonance of the date expressed in English, that
is "May the fourth" (May 4), with the famous Jedi
motto "May the force be with you".
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Saturday 5 May 2018 the event was held at the
Royal Palace of Caserta where artists wearing
fantastic costumes reproducing in every detail
those used on the set of the various films was
available for galactic activities inside the
Palace. So for the guests was possible to take
pictures with their favorite characters.
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To the right extends the spectacular staircase of
honour, the central ramp of witch frames the
statue of Charles of Bourbon on the back of a
lion (the personification of royal majesty)
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The statue of Charles of Bourbon
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The statue of Charles of Bourbon on the back of a
lion is flanked by statues of Merit and Truth
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The Truth by Gaetano Salomone
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The staircase is made of a single marble slab. At
the end of the two ramps there are two marble
lions symbolizing the strength of reason and
weapons, made by Paolo Persico and Tommaso
Solari. It leads to the upper central peristyle
on which the chapel and the waiting room open,
through which you can access the real apartments
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Staircase of honour, details
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Staircase of honour, details
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Baby Pit-Stop is a Unicef Italia project aimed at
welcoming mothers who have to breastfeed their
children and change their diapers
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The Grand Staircase is overlooked by a double
vault with an elliptical opening. The elliptical
vaulted ceiling has a double structure so the
musicians could be seated without being seen, for
either solemn or festive occasion
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The double elliptical vault presents a great
scenography effect. Inside the vault, on the
planking level, musicians used to play for the
king and his guests when the royal procession,
going up the grand staircase, entered the royal
apartments, creating astonishment among the
guests who heard the music without understanding
from where it was coming. Since the musicians
were inside the vault, the long reverberation
made the listeners perceive the vault to be
enveloped by the music
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The staircase 32m high and 11,664 m3 volume
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View from the bottom of statue of Charles of
Bourbon
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Kyle Thompson's first solo exhibition in Italy,
in Caserta 
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The upper hallway of the palace leads to the
Cappella Palatina chapel, constructed with a
single nave and a floor of multi-coloured marble,
covered by a coffered tunnel-vault
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The royal Palatine Chapel
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A spiral staircase to the right of the entrance
leads to the royal tribune and the upper gallery,
which still bears the scars of the aerial
bombardment of 27 September 1943. On the main
altar stands the Immaculate Conception by
Giuseppe Bonito (1707-1789), the only surviving
canvas from those originally commissioned for the
space. In 1948, work began on an intensive
restoration project to return the chapel to its
former glory, encompassing the floors of the nave
and the apse, the tabernacle, the tribunes and
the golden stucco work on the ceiling.
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Gabriela Cristescu
Internet All  copyrights  belong to their
 respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2018
Sound John Williams - Star Wars The
Throne Room, Main Theme May The Force Be With
You