Reg.Nr. 95/IT/01

The Royal Palace of Caserta

The palace was constructed in 1751 for the Bourbon kings of Naples by the Architect Luigi Vanvitelli. Within the structure of the general project of a functional adaption of the Royal Palace in Caserta by creating a grand cultural center, the Museum of the Opera was created. It ...
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Project details

Title:The Royal Palace of Caserta
Entr. year: 1995
Result:Diploma
Country: Italy
Town: Caserta (Campania)
Category type: architectural heritage
Notes:The 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1997
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Royal residence
Actual use:Palace and garden open to the public, museum: cultural attraction
Built: 18th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Luigi Vanvitelli, Architect , Lucio Morrica - Rosa Carafa - Dante Rabitti, Architects
The Jury's citation: "For the restoration of the basement of the Royal Palace and its imaginative conversion into a museum, interpreting the very important history of the site"
GPS:41°4'42.7"N 14°19'39.0"E
Web, Links:

www.reggiadicaserta.beniculturali.it/

Description:
The palace was constructed in 1751 for the Bourbon kings of Naples by the Architect Luigi Vanvitelli. Within the structure of the general project of a functional adaption of the Royal Palace in Caserta by creating a grand cultural center, the Museum of the Opera was created. It is hosting the documentation of the history of the site and the projects of Vanvitelli, furthermore the subterranean archeological room with the Samnite tombs (4th century B.C.), which came to light during the excavation for the new canalization. The basement of the Royal Palace was restored and adapted for its use as a museum. For the rooms a floor with marble slabs was inserted in the brickwork to indicate the route to follow throughout the museum. The Flora Garden was restored.