Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
	Arms of the House of Savoy
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Includes	Zona di Comando – Palazzo Madama – Palazzo Carignano; Castello del Valentino; Villa della Regina; Castello di Moncalieri; Castello di Rivoli; Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi; Reggia di Venaria Reale; Borgo castello nel parco della Mandria; Castello di Agliè; Castello di Racconigi; Castello di Govone; Castello di Pollenzo;
Reference	823bis
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)
Extensions	2010
Area	370.82 ha (916.3 acres)
Buffer zone	6,931.47 ha (17,128.0 acres)
Coordinates	45°04′21″N 7°41′09″E / 45.07250°N 7.68583°E
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The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy are a group of buildings in Turin and the Metropolitan City of Turin, in Piedmont (northern Italy). It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1997.

History

The House of Savoy is an ancient royal family, being founded in year 1003 in the Savoy region (now in Rhône-Alpes, France), later expanding so that by 1720 it reigned over the Kingdom of Sardinia in northwestern Italy. Through its junior branch, the House of Savoy-Carignano, it led the unification of Italy in 1861 and ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II. At this time, King Victor Emanuel III abdicated in favour of his son Umberto II but after an institutional referendum in 1946, the monarchy was abolished, a republic was established, and members of the House of Savoy were required to leave the country.^[1]

In 1562, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy moved his capital to Turin and commenced a series of building projects using the best architects available at the time. The buildings, lavishly constructed and including embellishments by contemporary artists, were designed to impress the public and demonstrate the power of the House of Savoy. As well as palaces in Turin itself, country houses and hunting lodges were built in the surrounding countryside. All these buildings have been jointly listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the basis that they "represent the best in European monumental architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries, expressing in their style and opulence a potent demonstration of the power of absolute monarchy in material terms".^[2]

Residences

In Turin:^[3]
In Metropolitan City of Turin
In Piedmont
- Castle of Racconigi
- Castle of Agliè
- Pollenzo Estate
- Castle of Govone

References

^ Ulwencreutz, Lars (2013). Ulwencreutz's The Royal Families in Europe V. Lulu.com. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-304-58135-8.
^ "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
^ "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

External links

UNESCO.org: Residences of the Royal House of Savoy World Heritage Site

[Ulwencreutz-1] Ulwencreutz, Lars (2013). Ulwencreutz's The Royal Families in Europe V. Lulu.com. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-304-58135-8.

[2] "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

[locations-3] "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

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v t e Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Turin	Castello del Valentino Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama Royal Palace of Turin Villa della Regina
Province of Turin	Castle of Agliè Castle of Moncalieri Castle of Rivoli Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi Castle of Mandria Palace of Venaria
Province of Cuneo	Castle of Govone Pollenzo Estate Castle of Racconigi Reggia di Valcasotto

v t e World Heritage Sites in Italy
Northwest	Crespi d'Adda Genoa Ivrea Mantua and Sabbioneta Monte San Giorgio¹ Porto Venere, Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, Cinque Terre Residences of the Royal House of Savoy Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes¹ Rock Drawings in Valcamonica Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
Northeast	Aquileia The Dolomites Ferrara Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene Modena Cathedral, Torre della Ghirlandina and Piazza Grande, Modena Orto botanico di Padova Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles Porticoes of Bologna Ravenna Venice Verona City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Central	Assisi and Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia Great Spa Towns of Europe - Montecatini Terme Florence Hadrian's Villa Medici villas Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Pienza Rome² San Gimignano Siena Urbino Val d'Orcia Villa d'Este
South	Alberobello Amalfi Coast Appian Way Castel del Monte, Apulia Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, Paestum and Velia, Certosa di Padula Herculaneum Oplontis and Villa Poppaea Naples Historic Centre Royal Palace of Caserta, Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and San Leucio Complex Pompeii Sassi di Matera
Islands	Aeolian Islands Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale Archaeological Area of Agrigento Barumini nuraghes Mount Etna Syracuse and Necropolis of Pantalica Val di Noto Villa Romana del Casale
Countrywide	Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.) Brescia Cividale del Friuli Castelseprio Spoleto Temple of Clitumnus located at Campello sul Clitunno Santa Sofia located at Benevento Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo located at Monte Sant'Angelo Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps³ Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe⁴ Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries⁵ Bergamo Palmanova Peschiera del Garda
¹ with Switzerland ² with the Holy See ³ with Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia, and Switzerland ⁴ with 17 other countries ⁵ with Croatia and Montenegro

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Residences

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