🏰 Caserta Royal Palace and Garden - 18th century ,1,200 rooms, 34 staircases , 120 hectars 🌲

🏰 Caserta Royal Palace and Garden - 18th century - 1,200 rooms, 34 staircases , 120 hectars 🌲

👑 The palace and its gardens were commissioned by King Charles VII of Naples (later Charles III of Spain) in the mid-18th century.

The King chose the brilliant Neapolitan architect Luigi Vanvitelli to design the complex. Construction officially began with the laying of the first stone in 1752.

🏗️ The Reggia is one of the largest royal residences in the world by volume, featuring 1,200 rooms, 34 staircases, and a monumental facade.

🌲The immense Royal Park (120 hectares) was also designed by Vanvitelli. The famous "Telescope Effect" aligns the central axis of the palace, the long water channel with its fountains, and the final Grand Cascade over a distance of more than 3 kilometers.

🏰 Rivaling Versailles: Charles's main goal was to construct a residence that would rival and surpass the Palace of Versailles in France and the Royal Palace of Madrid in Spain, serving as the new administrative and political heart of the Kingdom of Naples.

👨🏻‍🏫 Curiosity : King Charles never slept in the palace, as he abdicated in 1759 to become King of Spain. Construction slowed significantly after he left and after Vanvitelli's death in 1773.

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