Savoy Residences
Palazzo Reale (Torino)
Category: Savoy Residences
The building of the Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale) at the spot of the Bishop’s Palace (Palazzo Vescovile) in the heart of Turin began during the second half of the 16th century when Emanuele Filiberto transferred the Savoy capital there in 1563. The initial work was carried out by Ascanio Vittozzi, creator of the Baroque Mannerist urban revolution in the noble center, who imagined Piazza Castello as a single great enclave with porticos and with the castle in the center as a new command center. Mid-way through the 17th century Amedeo di Castellamonte definitively drew out the architectural lines and the opposing spaces, specifying a small royal square - an internal courtyard. The architectural aspect of the façade was determined later following designs inspired by creations coming from beyond the Alps. As far as the offices, the most important court architects and figurative artists from the various Italian schools worked there. The royal garden complex - the part of the royal park which Emanuele Filiberto wanted and which extends over a vast area to the east with rivers, woods, and lakes – is the work of Andre le Notre (1697), a famous landscape artist active at the Court of France.
Information
Piazzetta Reale, 1 - 10122 Torino
Tel. +39.011.4361455/1557
E-mail: sbaap@ambienteto.arti.beniculturali.it
www.ambienteto.arti.beniculturali.it
