Which is bigger Versailles or Caserta?

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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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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The Royal Palace of Caserta was once the abode for various Kings of Naples. It is the largest palace in the world and is the finest representation of Baroque art. You can marvel at the various artworks and riches on display at the painted halls of the Royal Apartments.

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The Royal Palace of Caserta has been used as a location for the filming of two of the movies from the Star Wars series.

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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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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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It's opponent in this battle of the bucket-list biggies is no shrinking violet either: in le corner rouge (please pardon our French) is the picture-perfect palace of Versailles, a fairytale edifice of quite magical beauty, and perhaps the planet's most celebrated château.

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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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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 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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The Royal Palace of Caserta is immense, so it takes at least half a day to see it all. -For a coffee break you can stop at the food courts located at the beginning and the end of the Royal Palace: you will find one inside the building, just before entering the park, and one another near the English Garden.

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Several scenes on the planet Naboo, including Padmé and Anakin's stay at Varykino Villa, were filmed on the shores of Lake Como, Italy's third largest lake.

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