Is Caserta bigger than Versailles?

It's huge, covering an area of 47,000 square meters, making it the largest former royal residence in the world. To be clear: though this comes as a surprise to most people interested in history or architecture, Caserta is much, much bigger than Versailles.



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To be clear, Versailles is not the world's largest palace. But it sprawls across 2,014 acres, giving it this particular distinction. The palace itself is still a massive 721,206 feet of space.

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One of the last great European gardens, Caserta Royal Palace and Park borrowed from creations such as Versailles and the 16th century villas in Rome and Tuscany. But unlike those sites, this Italian masterpiece combined manicured gardens and natural woodland, with hunting lodges and a silk factory.

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To be clear: though this comes as a surprise to most people interested in history or architecture, Caserta is much, much bigger than Versailles. The Reggia di Caserta, as it is known in Italian, is a magnificent representation of Baroque architecture.

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The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spanish: Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 m2 (1,450,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the largest royal palace in Europe.

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With an area equivalent to 27 football pitches and with a total of 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace ranks as the largest palace in Western Europe, twice the size of Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Versailles.

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Italy's Royal Palace of Caserta has been undergoing a multi-stage long-awaited restoration project. The architectural marvel, dubbed the “Italian Versailles,” is a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the southern city of Naples.

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The Louvre is the larger building (72 135 square meters vs. 63 154). But the grounds of Versailles are enormous, much larger than those of the Louvre, and the total park covers 1070 hectares.

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It's worth visiting Caserta Palace to see the large and ornately-decorated rooms in the Royal Apartments, but Caserta Park is also a highlight and shouldn't be missed.

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Kew Palace is the smallest of all the royal palaces.

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The Hall of Mirrors, the most famous room in the Palace, was built to replace a large terrace designed by the architect Louis Le Vau, which opened onto the garden.

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Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.

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Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It is an official residence of Her Majesty The Queen and is still very much a working royal palace today, home to around 150 people.

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The Five Royal Palaces in Seoul are Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace and Gyeonghuigung Palace. Gyeongbokgung Palace is arguably the most beautiful and remains the largest of all five palaces.

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