Europe Italy Piedmont Turin Piazza Castello The Palazzo Madama
Europe Italy Piedmont Turin Piazza Castello The Palazzo Madama Its history began in Roman times, the relative age, as remnants of the praetorian gate, then merged the two towers in the baroque facade of the building. Guglielmo VII, Marquess of Montferrat oin the thirteenth century, he leaned against a fortified house, passed to the Savoy, the castle was enlarged under Ludovico D'Acaia , lord of Turin in 400, with the addition of the rear elevation. Palazzo Madama Lost following the defensive, began the works of embellishment that transformed it into a palace for the ducal family. A great artistic impulse came with "Madame real" Cristina of France, wife of Vittorio Amedeo I, regent for her son since 1637, and Maria Giovanna Battista of Savoy-Nemours, second wife of Carlo Emanuele II, regent from 1675, from which the palace was named. The ambitious project was realized by Filippo Juvarra only the new façade (1718 - 1721), in the grand order of scanning the upper fluted Corinthian columns and pilasters and large windows; belong to Giovanni Baratta surveys with military trophies, vases and the statues of the balustrade. The atrium start two flights of stairs, with the upper vestibule, creating extraordinary architect from Messina. In 1799, Palazzo Madama was occupied by a revolutionary government in 1801 was destroyed and the tunnel that joined him at the Royal Palace. So was the seat of the Royal Picture Gallery dl from 1832 to 1865, the Astronomical Observatory (demolished in 1920), the Senate and then Italian sub-alpine (1848 - 1864) and the Court of Cassation, in 1924 until the sale of the first floor at City Hall, which decided to relocate in 1934, the Museum of Ancient Art, which reopened Dec. 16, 2006 after a long period of restoration.
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Location: Europe Italy Piedmont Turin Piazza Castello
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