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When Emmanuel-Philibert, Duke of Savoy, moved his capital to Turin in 1562.....
........... he began a vast series of building projects (continued by his successors) to demonstrate the power of the ruling house. This outstanding complex of buildings, designed and embellished by the leading architects and artists of the time, radiates out into the surrounding countryside from the Royal Palace in the 'Command Area' of Turin to include many country residences and hunting lodges.
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iv) and (v), considering that the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in and around Turin represent a comprehensive overview of European monumental architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries, using style, dimensions, and space to illustrate in an exceptional way the prevailing doctrine of absolute monarchy in material terms.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/823
Le residenze reali/ The royal residencies
Palazzo Reale di Torino

Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, Torino


Castello del Valentino, Torino





Castello di Rivoli






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