Royal Palace of Caserta (ita)

Royal Palace of Caserta

Royal Palace of Caserta ranks 2,690th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vanadzor, Nyeri, and Albertville. Memorable people born in Royal Palace of Caserta include Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry. Royal Palace of Caserta has been the birth place of many politicians and noblemen. Royal Palace of Caserta is located in Italy.

The Royal Palace of Caserta is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples. Located 35 km north of the historic center of Naples, Italy, 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 and covering an area of 47,000 m2 and a floorspace of 138,000 square meters is distributed in the five stories of the building. Read more on Wikipedia