Palazzo Carignano
Palazzo Carignano | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Town or city | Turin |
Country | Italy |
Construction started | 1679 |
Client | Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Brick |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Guarino Guarini |
Criteria | (i) (ii) (iv) (v) |
Reference | 823bis |
Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
Palazzo Carignano is a historical building in the centre of
In 1997, it was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with 13 other residences of the House of Savoy.[1]
History
The construction of the Palazzo Carignano was ordered by Prince Emmanuel Philibert, son of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and his French wife Marie de Bourbon. The Prince commissioned architect Guarino Guarini to design a suitable residence for his home and the cadet house of the reigning House of Savoy.
Guarini designed the structure in the shape of a square, with a straight and restrained east façade and an elliptical façade on the west. Guarini also added a forecourt at the center of the palace. Construction began in 1679, when the Prince was 51 years old.
The decorations over the windows of the piano nobile recall the campaign of the Carignano family with Carignan-Salières Regiment against the Iroquois in 1667. The interior has been described as lavish and has impressive frescoes and stucco decorations.[by whom? – Discuss]
Among the frescoes are some by
The building, constructed in brick in a typical
The Palazzo was the birthplace of
From 1848 to 1861 the palace was used as the House of Deputies of the Subalpine Parliament. In 1861, with the creation of the parliament of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy, the room was not large enough to host the House of Deputies, which was moved elsewhere.
See also
References
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Residences of the Royal House of Savoy".
- Palazzo Carignano, from the site of the Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano.