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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Caserta Aversa Marcianise Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | CasertaItaly > Campania > CasertaCaserta, near Naples was certainly the largest palace and probably the largest building erected in Europe in the 18th century. Long after the spate of imitations of Versailles had calmed down, this grand gesture was begun in 1752 for Carlo VII of Naples, who worked closely with his architect Luigi Vanvitelli (1700-73), until on October 6, 1759 he resigned from the throne of Naples in favor of his third son Ferdinand IV of Naples, for whom the project was carried to completion. Vanvitelli was followed at Caserta by his son Carlo. 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 Petersburg: the Fountain of Diana and Actaeon (sculptures by Paolo Persico, Brunelli, Pietro Solari); The Fountain of Venus and Adonis (1770-80); The Fountain of the Dolphins (1773-80); the Fountain of Aeolus; the Fountain of Ceres. A large population of figures from classical Antiquity were modelled by Gaetano Salomone for the Caserta gardens and excuted by large workshops. In the 1780s, an early Continental example of an "English garden" in the svelte naturalistic taste of Capability Brown was added, to designs by Giovanni Antonio Graefer; the landscape garden is a mark of the influence at the court of Naples of Sir John Acton the British consul. When King Carlo had first seen Vanvitelli's grandly-scaled model for Caserta it filled him with emotion "fit to tear his heart from his breast". But in the end, he never slept a night at Caserta, which was completed for Ferdinand. Now Caserta is incongruously surrounded by a sprawl of industrial complexes and warehouses that has reached out from Naples. The Palace of Caserta was designated a Heritage Site in 1996 Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Campania, Naples Snippets of Articles Relating to CasertaItaly > Campania One cannot envision Campania without thinking of Capri, Italy’s most glamorous seaside town. For centuries, the cliffs and hillsides here have been home to some of the most luxurious seaside villas in all of Italy. Appreciated by Roman emperors and tourists alike, the landscapes here are break taking. The famous Faraglioni that emerge from the staggering coastline have been revered and has become Capri’s signature to the world. Italy > Campania > Naples The islands of Procida, famously used as the set for much of il Postino, Capri and Ischia can all be reached quickly by Aliscafi (twin-hulled ferries). Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast are situated south of Naples. The Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum (destroyed in the A.D. 79 eruption of Vesuvius) are also nearby. Italy > Campania > Avellino Avellino is a town and comune (township) of Italy, the capital of the Avellino province in eastern Campania, 351 meters (1152 ft) above sea-level. It is 42 km (19 mi) ENE of Naples, and the 2003 census gave it 54,300 inhabitants. Avellino is the seat of a diocese. | |
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