Its construction began in 1752<\/strong>, when Charles of Bourbon <\/strong>(1716-1788), king of Naples and Sicily, a kingdom that had regained independence after more than 200 years, laid the first stone. His dream included not only the construction of the palace, but also the development of the city and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n We searched all over Europe, but there is nothing more beautiful than this palace, it is the ideal environment for the most sophisticated Kingdom in the Galaxy, the one that other planets see as a paradise.<\/p>\n(George Lucas)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In fact, the Carolino Aqueduct<\/strong> was built nearby, which will provide water supplies for the Royal Park, the city of Caserta and the Borgo di San Leucio<\/strong>, transformed into one of the most refined silk manufacturing centers in the world, as well as the Carditello farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n King Charles chose Luigi Vanvitelli <\/strong>(1700-1773) to carry out the project. An Italian of Dutch origins, Vanvitelli was one of the greatest artists of his time, an architect<\/strong> but also a fine painter <\/strong>and set designer<\/strong>, among the best exponents of the late Baroque and a forerunner of Neoclassicism. The challenge he was given was to take inspiration from the palaces of Versailles and the Escorial, surpassing them in magnificence.<\/p>\n\n\n A grandeur that amazes when you climb the wonderful Royal Staircase<\/strong> that leads to the Royal Apartments <\/strong>composed of 116 steps of Trapani marble on which imposing statues and lions, also in marble, watch over, and an original double elliptical vault ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The staircase has been chosen as the location for numerous films<\/strong>, from Angels and Demons<\/em> by Ron Howard to Mission Impossible III <\/em>by J. J. Abrams, but it is in two episodes (Episode II – Attack of the Clones <\/em>and Episode I – The Phantom Menace<\/em>) of the Star Wars saga<\/strong> that it enters the myth. George Lucas chooses, in fact, the Reggia di Caserta to represent the elegant Royal Palace of the planet Naboo and it is from these stairs that Queen Amidala and the court will descend, taken prisoner by the invaders of the Federation, in the famous scene.<\/p>\n\n\n The halls and rooms of the royal apartments follow one another, starting from the Throne Room<\/strong>, in which practically all the best Neapolitan artists of the mid-1800s participated. A path today put in dialogue with the works belonging to the Lucio Amelio Terrae Motus collection<\/strong> which includes works by internationally renowned contemporaries such as Josef Beuys, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mimmo Paladino, Mario Schifano, Gianni Pisani, Robert Mapplethorpe and Jannis Kounellis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Royal Park<\/strong> is wonderful, composed of the Old Wood<\/strong>, with the large Fish Pond <\/strong>and the Castelluccia<\/strong>, a place of games and leisure for the little princes, and the English Garden<\/strong> with its wonderful Bath of Venus<\/strong>, strongly desired by Maria Carolina of Habsburg, sister of Marie Antoinette of France.<\/p>\n\n\n Vanvitelli’s skill as a set designer can be perceived by walking along the famous “waterway”<\/strong> to the Fountain of Diana and Actaeon located at the base of a gigantic waterfall<\/strong>, from which you can admire an exceptional perspective view<\/strong> of the Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the places to see at least once in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1845, Ferdinand II of Bourbon designed the \u201cflying chair\u201d, visible during the visit to the apartments, considered the first \u201celevator\u201d in Italy, built with a structure similar to a freight elevator.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/campaniasecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Reggia-di-Caserta-Campania-Secrets668-1-683x1024.jpg\")
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