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) |
| 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 |
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. In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site; 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". The Royal Palace of Caserta is the largest former royal residence in the world, over 2 million m3 in volume covering an area of 47,000 m2 and a floorspace of 138,000 square metres distributed across five floors.