Palaces of the Savoy House ( Italian: Residenze sabaude di Torino e dintorni , English Residences of the Royal House of Savoy ) - a group of palaces in Turin and the province of Turin , Piedmont region ( Northern Italy ), included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997. In total, according to the UNESCO site, 14 objects [1] .
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy [* 1] | |
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| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy [* 2] | |
 R | |
| A country |  Italy |
| Type of | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv, v |
| Link | 823 |
| Region [* 3] | Europe and North America |
| Turning on | 1999 (23rd session) |
 | UNESCO World Heritage Site , Object No. 823 Russian • English • fr. |
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History
The Savoy Dynasty is an ancient ruling family, founded in 1003 in the Savoy region (now - the Rhone-Alpes department in France). Later its influence intensified, and since 1720 the family ruled the Kingdom of Sardin in northwestern Italy. And her youngest line - the House of Savoy-Carignano - contributed to the unification of Italy in 1861 and ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II . Then King Victor Emanuel III abandoned the throne in favor of his son Umberto II , but after the constitutional referendum of 1946, the monarchy was abolished and the republic was founded, and members of the House of Savoy were ordered to leave the country [2] .
In 1562, Emanuel Filiberto , Duke of Savoy, moved his capital to Turin and began a series of construction projects with the best architects of the time. Subsequent rulers continued to build and rebuild the palaces. The richly decorated houses, usually with the works of artists of that time, were intended to impress the public and demonstrate the power of the House of Savoy.
In addition to the palaces in Turin itself, country houses and hunting shelters were built in the surrounding countryside. All these buildings together were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List with the description that they “demonstrate the best in European monumental architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries, demonstrate in their style and magnificence the power of power of the absolute monarchy in material terms” [3] .
Residences
- In Turin [4] :
| Royal Palace | |
| Palazzo Madama | |
| Palazzo carignano | |
| Valentino Castle | |
| Villa della Regina |
- In Piedmont near Turin [4] :
| Stupinigi Hunting Palace | |
| Royal palace of venaria | |
| La Mandria Park | |
| Rivoli Castle | |
| Allier Castle | |
| Moncalieri Castle | |
| Racconigi Castle | |
| Castle of pollenzo | |
| Govone Castle |
See also
- Duchy of Savoy
- Sardinian Kingdom
- Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
Notes
- ↑ of the Royal House of Savoy UNESCO
- ↑ Ulwencreutz, Lars. Ulwencreutz's The Royal Families in Europe V. - Lulu.com, 2013 .-- P. 290. - ISBN 978-1-304-58135-8 .
- ↑ Residences of the Royal House of Savoy . UNESCO World Heritage Center. Date of appeal September 17, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy . UNESCO World Heritage Center. Date of appeal September 17, 2015.