Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy
From series “16 Most Fascinating Objects of Unesco in Italy”Year: 1780.
Royal Palace in Caserta is the largest building of the 18th century in Europe. That’s why it deserves a lot of touristic and architectural attention. The palace is covering an area of about 245 000 m2. There have placed 1200 rooms. It is unbelievable but the palace was built in 28 years from 1752 until 1780. The wonderful palace is surrounded by a huge park area. On its territory, you can see a lot of nice fountains and sculptures. The park has a great number of rare plants and trees.
As it was many years ago the Royal Palace still adores with the luxurious interiors. The throne hall is decorated with gilding and the main staircase looks like a real masterpiece. The decoration is made in the Empire style. There was used the best marble, precious metals and paints interstice with pieces of gild.
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