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1 Chapter 1 : Hersey, George Leonard theinnatdunvilla.com The great palace of Caserta, near Naples, probably the largest building erected in Europe in the eighteenth century, became an archetypal expression of absolute monarchy. It was begun in for Carlo di Borbone, King of the Two Sicilies, who worked closely with its chief architect, Luigi Vanvitelli. The Royal Palace of Caserta Italian: Reggia di Caserta ; Neapolitan: It is one of the largest palaces erected in Europe during the 18th century. In, 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". Grand Staircase of Honour. In the end, he never slept a night at the Reggia, as he abdicated in to become King of Spain, and the project was carried to only partial completion for his third son and successor, Ferdinand IV of Naples. According to Hersey, the proposal envisaged a palace "that was a virtual city, housing not just the court and king but all the main political and cultural elites of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - university, museum, library, cabinet bureaus, military high commands, and so on. A silk manufactory at San Leucio resort was disguised as a pavilion in the immense parkland. To provide the king with suitable protection, troop barracks were housed within the palace. A spacious octagonal vestibule seems to have been inspired by Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, while the palatine chapel is most often compared to the Royal Chapel at Versailles. Vanvitelli died in From October the royal palace served as the Allied Force Headquarters in the Mediterranean area. In April the palace was the site of the signing of terms of the unconditional German surrender of forces in Italy. The agreement covered between, and, soldiers along the Italian Front, including troops in sections of Austria. The first Allied war crimes trial took place in the palace in ; German general Anton Dostler was sentenced to death and executed nearby, in Aversa. Layout of the Palace The palace has 5 floors, 1, rooms, including two dozen state apartments, a large library, and a theatre modelled after the Teatro San Carlo of Naples. A monumental avenue that would run 20 kilometers between the palace and Naples was planned but never realized. The palace encloses four courts that feature what scholars describe as well-proportioned interior that evoke a monotonous dignity, unique in its time. As at Versailles, a large aqueduct was required to bring water for the prodigious water displays. Like its French predecessor, the palace was intended to display the power and grandeur of an absolute Bourbon monarchy. The enfilades of Late Baroque saloni were the heart and seat of government, as well as displays of national wealth. Caserta provided a royal refuge from the dust and factions of the capital, just as Versailles had freed Louis XIV from Paris. The royal palace has more than 40 monumental rooms completely decorated with frescoes when, in comparison, Versailles counts only 22 monumental rooms. The park The garden, a typical example of the baroque extension of formal vistas, stretches for ha, partly on hilly terrain. It is also inspired by the park of Versailles. There is a botanical garden, called "The English Garden", in the upper part designed in the s by Carlo Vanvitelli and the German-born botanist, nurseryman, plantsman-designer, John Graefer, trained in London and recommended to Sir William Hamilton by Sir Joseph Banks. The fountains and cascades, each filling a vasca basin, with architecture and hydraulics by Luigi Vanvitelli at intervals along a wide straight canal that runs to the horizon, rivalled those at Peterhof outside St. A large number of figures from classical Antiquity were modelled by Gaetano Salomone for the gardens of the Reggia, and executed by large workshops. Contemporary observers noted that the Caserta surpassed all other royal palaces in Europe, including its models, on one particular aspect: According to the rationale, the palace, "whilst cast in the same mould as other 18th century royal establishments, is exceptional for the broad sweep of its design, incorporating not only an imposing palace and park, but also much of the surrounding natural landscape and an ambitious new town laid out according to the urban planning precepts of its time. Page 1

2 Chapter 2 : History of the Palace of Caserta - Royal Palace of Caserta Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta Hardcover - May 20, by George Hersey (Author). Grand Staircase of Honour. In the end, he never slept a night at the Reggia, as he abdicated in to become King of Spain, and the project was carried to only partial completion for his third son and successor, Ferdinand IV of Naples. According to Hersey, the proposal envisaged a palace "that was a virtual city, housing not just the court and king but all the main political and cultural elites of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - university, museum, library, cabinet bureaus, military high commands, and so on. A silk manufactory at San Leucio resort was disguised as a pavilion in the immense parkland. To provide the king with suitable protection, troop barracks were housed within the palace. A spacious octagonal vestibule seems to have been inspired by Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, while the palatine chapel is most often compared to the Royal Chapel at Versailles. Vanvitelli died in From October the royal palace served as the Allied Force Headquarters in the Mediterranean area. In April the palace was the site of the signing of terms of the unconditional German surrender of forces in Italy. The agreement covered between, and, soldiers along the Italian Front, including troops in sections of Austria. The first Allied war crimes trial took place in the palace in ; German general Anton Dostler was sentenced to death and executed nearby, in Aversa. Layout of the Palace[ edit ] The palace has 5 floors, 1, rooms, including two dozen state apartments, a large library, and a theatre modelled after the Teatro San Carlo of Naples. A monumental avenue that would run 20 kilometers between the palace and Naples was planned but never realized. The palace encloses four courts that feature what scholars describe as well-proportioned interior that evoke a monotonous dignity, unique in its time. As at Versailles, a large aqueduct was required to bring water for the prodigious water displays. Like its French predecessor, the palace was intended to display the power and grandeur of an absolute Bourbon monarchy. The enfilades of Late Baroque saloni were the heart and seat of government, as well as displays of national wealth. Caserta provided a royal refuge from the dust and factions of the capital, just as Versailles had freed Louis XIV from Paris. The royal palace has more than 40 monumental rooms completely decorated with frescoes when, in comparison, Versailles counts only 22 monumental rooms. The park[ edit ] The garden, a typical example of the baroque extension of formal vistas, stretches for ha, partly on hilly terrain. It is also inspired by the park of Versailles. There is a botanical garden, called "The English Garden", in the upper part designed in the s by Carlo Vanvitelli and the German-born botanist, nurseryman, plantsman-designer, John Graefer, trained in London and recommended to Sir William Hamilton by Sir Joseph Banks. The fountains and cascades, each filling a vasca basin, with architecture and hydraulics by Luigi Vanvitelli at intervals along a wide straight canal that runs to the horizon, rivalled those at Peterhof outside St. A large number of figures from classical Antiquity were modelled by Gaetano Salomone for the gardens of the Reggia, and executed by large workshops. Contemporary observers noted that the Caserta surpassed all other royal palaces in Europe, including its models, on one particular aspect: According to the rationale, the palace, "whilst cast in the same mould as other 18th century royal establishments, is exceptional for the broad sweep of its design, incorporating not only an imposing palace and park, but also much of the surrounding natural landscape and an ambitious new town laid out according to the urban planning precepts of its time. Page 2

3 Chapter 3 : Talk:Caserta Palace - Wikipedia Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta by Hersey, George L and a great selection of similar Used, New and Collectible Books available now at theinnatdunvilla.com It is one of the largest palaces erected in Europe during the 18th century. In, 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". In the end, he never slept a night at the Reggia, as he abdicated in to become King of Spain, and the project was carried to only partial completion for his third son and successor, Ferdinand IV of Naples. A silk manufactory at San Leucio resort was disguised as a pavilion in the immense parkland. To provide the king with suitable protection, troop barracks were housed within the palace. A spacious octagonal vestibule seems to have been inspired by Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, while the palatine chapel is most often compared to the Royal Chapel at Versailles. Vanvitelli died in Grand Staircase of Honour. In April the palace was the site of the signing of terms of the unconditional German surrender of forces in Italy. The agreement covered between, and, soldiers along the Italian Front, including troops in sections of Austria. The first Allied war crimes trial took place in the palace in ; German general Anton Dostler was sentenced to death and executed nearby, in Aversa. Layout of the Palace The palace has 5 floors, 1, rooms, including two dozen state apartments, a large library, and a theatre modelled after the Teatro San Carlo of Naples. A monumental avenue that would run 20 kilometers between the palace and Naples was planned but never realized. Of all the royal residences inspired by the Palace of Versailles, the Reggia of Caserta is the one that bears the greatest resemblance to the original model: As at Versailles, a large aqueduct was required to bring water for the prodigious water displays. Like its French predecessor, the palace was intended to display the power and grandeur of an absolute Bourbon monarchy. The enfilades of Late Baroque saloni were the heart and seat of government, as well as displays of national wealth. Caserta provided a royal refuge from the dust and factions of the capital, just as Versailles had freed Louis XIV from Paris. The royal palace has more than 40 monumental rooms completely decorated with frescoes when, in comparison, Versailles counts only 22 monumental rooms. The park The garden, a typical example of the baroque extension of formal vistas, stretches for ha, partly on hilly terrain. It is also inspired by the park of Versailles. There is a botanical garden, called "The English Garden", in the upper part designed in the s by Carlo Vanvitelli and the German-born botanist, nurseryman, plantsman-designer, John Graefer, trained in London and recommended to Sir William Hamilton by Sir Joseph Banks. The fountains and cascades, each filling a vasca basin, with architecture and hydraulics by Luigi Vanvitelli at intervals along a wide straight canal that runs to the horizon, rivalled those at Peterhof outside St. A large number of figures from classical Antiquity were modelled by Gaetano Salomone for the gardens of the Reggia, and executed by large workshops. According to the rationale, the palace, "whilst cast in the same mould as other 18th century royal establishments, is exceptional for the broad sweep of its design, incorporating not only an imposing palace and park, but also much of the surrounding natural landscape and an ambitious new town laid out according to the urban planning precepts of its time. The palace featured in Beautiful But Dangerous, starring Gina Lollobrigida, in and in the opening scenes of the film Anzio from, starring Robert Mitchum. Episode I â The Phantom Menace. It featured again in the film Star Wars: The same room was also used in Mission: In the film, a Lamborghini car is blown up in a square inside the palace. Page 3

4 Chapter 4 : Royal Palace of Caserta - Wikipedia theinnatdunvilla.com: Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta () by George Hersey and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. I left no double redirect behind. Your wording implies that I would have been obliged to do more. Only someone with more confidence than grasp of nuance would have moved Palace of Caserta to Caserta Palace Such as Versaillespalace and Louvrepalace, no doubt. Some of them referred to the town and others referred to the palace. Since the article was about the palace and there is actually a town and a province with the name Caserta I moved this palace-article to a palace page and started the town page. The move itself was complete no double redirects left behind. Someone who moves a page is not obliged to fix all links in the whole wikipedia. The whole wikipedia is incomplete, so maybe you just continue to work instead of intrudocing others what they have to do and what not. It was like accusing me of leaving some "unclean" redirects behind. Louvere does not have this. Meantioning an exception like "Palace of Versailles" does nothing about the sentence I wrote. You may point your favorite browser to Category: Palaces and its subcategories to learn more about palace article names. If you discover an error you can fix it. Someone fixed the interwiki links behind me. Everybody does a little part. Tobias Conradi Talk Caserta Palace sounds like a colorful hotel with casino attached in Las Vegas. I shall move to "Palace of Caserta" if no-one comments within a week. It is not "Reggia di Caserta" because at least one person thought it should be translated into the language of this Wikipedia, i. The italian name is in first line. Palaces that use the word "palace" in the title. There are no hard and fast rules on this subject; as I seem to recall was proved when we had the debacle over Province of X versus X Province I seem to remember that as far as Italy was concerned Province of X won fair and square as the English say. Regarding other places I would certainly say Palace of Versailles, who has ever said "Versailles Palace". I think because your nation sticks "Schloss" in front of most things - regardless of age and design, you feel the same applies here. It does not - as you well know. You cried for help See your first sentence on this page - so I tried to explain the reasons to you. Being tone-deaf is no excuse. I can think of several which are IMO closer to Versailles, the most obvious imitation being Herrenchiemsee. In my view the Baroque of Versailles and Caserta are widely different. Per ampiezza del parco, per la bellezza delle cascate e per lo stupendo giardino "inglese" ritengo sia superiore alla Reggia di Versailles. Dovrebbe essere maggiormente evidenziata come punto di riferimento per le visite dei turisti e per la storia dei Borboni. The kingdom of Naples was neither powerful nor prosperous when Caserta was built, and it has been unflatteringly described by the historian Edward Crankshaw as "a colossal monument to minuscule glory" and a reviewer of George Hersey, Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta, found that "interpretive description is palsied by monotony, the principal quality of the palace and its garden. IMHO, it was little more developed the the Papal States, which, in the 19th century, was the most underdeveloped and medieval in the whole Europe. Notice that the Kingdom of Naples had abolished feudalism only in, and only for it was under a Napoleonic-French king. Page 4

5 Chapter 5 : Palace of Caserta - Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core Major monograph on the history of the Royal Palace at Caserta, near Naples, Italy, begun in The most well known architects associated with Caserta are Mario Goffredo and Luigi Vanvitelli. Illustrated in black & white. In the end, he never slept a night at the Reggia, as he abdicated in to become King of Spain, and the project was carried to only partial completion for his third son and successor, Ferdinand IV of Naples. A silk manufactory at San Leucio resort was disguised as a pavilion in the immense parkland. To provide the king with suitable protection, troop barracks were housed within the palace. A spacious octagonal vestibule seems to have been inspired by Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, while the palatine chapel is most often compared to the Royal Chapel at Versailles. Vanvitelli died in Grand Staircase of Honour. In April the palace was the site of the signing of terms of the unconditional German surrender of forces in Italy. The agreement covered between, and, soldiers along the Italian Front, including troops in sections of Austria. The first Allied war crimes trial took place in the palace in ; German general Anton Dostler was sentenced to death and executed nearby, in Aversa. Italian Versailles The palace has some 1, rooms, including two dozen state apartments, a large library, and a theatre modelled after the Teatro San Carlo of Naples. A monumental avenue that would run 20 kilometers between the palace and Naples was planned but never realized. Of all the royal residences inspired by the Palace of Versailles, the Reggia of Caserta is the one that bears the greatest resemblance to the original model: As at Versailles, a large aqueduct was required to bring water for the prodigious water displays. Like its French predecessor, the palace was intended to display the power and grandeur of an absolute Bourbon monarchy. The enfilades of Late Baroque saloni were the heart and seat of government, as well as displays of national wealth. Caserta provided a royal refuge from the dust and factions of the capital, just as Versailles had freed Louis XIV from Paris. The royal palace has more than 40 monumental rooms completely decorated with frescoes. By comparison, Versailles counts only 22 monumental rooms with frescoes. The park The garden, a typical example of the baroque extension of formal vistas, stretches for ha, partly on hilly terrain. It is also inspired by the park of Versailles. There is a botanical garden, called "The English Garden", in the upper part designed in the s by Carlo Vanvitelli and the German-born botanist, nurseryman, plantsman-designer, John Graefer, trained in London and recommended to Sir William Hamilton by Sir Joseph Banks. The fountains and cascades, each filling a vasca "basin", with architecture and hydraulics by Luigi Vanvitelli at intervals along a wide straight canal that runs to the horizon, rivalled those at Peterhof outside St. A large number of figures from classical Antiquity were modelled by Gaetano Salomone for the gardens of the Reggia, and executed by large workshops. According to the rationale, the palace, "whilst cast in the same mould as other 18th century royal establishments, is exceptional for the broad sweep of its design, incorporating not only an imposing palace and park, but also much of the surrounding natural landscape and an ambitious new town laid out according to the urban planning precepts of its time. The same room was also used in Mission: In the film, a Lamborghini car is blown up in a square inside the palace. The palace featured in Beautiful But Dangerous, starring Gina Lollobrigida, in and in the opening scenes of the film Anzio from, starring Robert Mitchum. Page 5

6 Chapter 6 : - Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta by George Hersey Architecture, Poetry and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta. George L. Hersey. David R. Coffin, "Architecture, Poetry and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta. Harvard University, A. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, instructor,, assistant professor of art,, acting chairman of art history department, ; Yale University, New Haven, CT, assistant professor,, associate professor,, director of graduate studies,, professor,, currently professor emeritus of the history of art. The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture: High Renaissance Art in St. The Evolution of Allure: Retired in the early s, Hersey has channeled his expertise on Italian Renaissance and nineteenth-century architecture into several books, including Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque, The Monumental Impulse: Hersey has three degrees from Yale University, including an M. Before becoming an instructor at Yale, he taught at Bucknell University, and became a full professor at Yale in Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi, Hersey poses the question "why do we continue to use the classical orders in architecture? The Greeks have influenced the most celebrated monuments of modern culture, from the Capitol in Washington, D. According to the author, art has significantly shaped the fabric of evolution and human history. From the ancient Greeks to Hollywood and comic books, art has influenced our ideals about physical beauty, even down to the mates we choose. According to Barbara Dickson in Criticism, Hersey "offers rich suggestions and creative analysis which lends itself well to cultural studies of conceptualizations of the body. Hersey continues to make connections between Darwinian science and architecture in The Monumental Impulse: He expands his theory by drawing comparisons between species of animal and building types. By examining the worlds of biology and architecture, Hersey hopes to demonstrate the relationship between microscopic life and buildings. In the final paragraph of the book he restates his mission by writing that "the discussion has illuminated a long and, I hope, fascinating drama of encounters, enactments, fusions, and correspondences between biology and architecture. Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi, p. Architecture, May,, review of The Monumental Impulse: An Interpretive Guide, p. Criticism, spring,, review of The Evolution of Allure, p. Hudson Review, summer,, review of The Evolution of Allure, p. Chapter 7 : Architecture, Poetry and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta : George L. Hersey : Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta, (Cambridge: MIT Press) Caserta interpreted through the Neapolitan philosopher Giambattista Vico v. Chapter 8 : Royal Palace of Caserta Revolvy Although Vanvitelli was one of the most notable architects of his century, as Caserta was one of its major buildings, this study by a leading scholar of Baroque and Neapolitan architecture is the. Chapter 9 : Palace of Caserta Hersey, George L., Architecture, poetry, and number in the royal palace at Caserta / George L. Hersey MIT Press Cambridge, Mass Wikipedia Citation Please see Wikipedia's template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Page 6

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