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The Royal Palace of Monza

La Villa Reale di Monza
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The Villa Reale was built between 1777 and 1780 by the imperial and royal architect Giuseppe Piermarini, commissioned by the archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg, general governor of the Austrian Lombardy, thanks to a substantial funding donated by his mother, the empress Maria Theresa of Austria. The U-shaped plan can be referred to the typical layout of the 18th century Lombard villas. After the last difficult years of Austrian rule, and with the Unity of Italy, (1861), the villa and the park were donated by Parliament to King Vittorio Emanuele II. The king, in its turn, gave it to his eldest son, Prince Umberto on the occasion of his marriage with Margherita di Savoia. In 1878 Umberto ascended the throne and turned Monza in the summer residence of the court. The new guests in fact wanted a radical modernization of the building following the neo-rococò style. The work, however, was interrupted by the sudden death of the king by the hand of the anarchist Gaetano Bresci on July 29, 1900. Personal effects were then withdrawn by the royal house and the villa was closed and forgotten. Later, only a long work of restoration was able to return, at least in part, the original appearance.

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La Villa Reale fu costruita tra il 1777 e il 1780 dall'architetto imperiale e regale Giuseppe Piermarini, commissionato dall'arciduca Ferdinando d'Asburgo, governatore generale della Lombardia austriaca, grazie a un sostanziale finanziamento donato dalla madre, l'imperatrice Maria Teresa d'Austria. La pianta dell’edificio, a forma di U si può riferire al tipico layout delle ville lombarde del XVIII secolo. Dopo gli ultimi anni difficili del governo austriaco e con l'Unità d'Italia del 1861 la villa e il parco furono donati dal Parlamento al re Vittorio Emanuele II. Il re, a sua volta, lo ha donato al figlio maggiore, il principe Umberto in occasione del suo matrimonio con Margherita di Savoia. Nel 1878 Umberto salì sul trono e trasformò Monza nella residenza estiva della corte. I nuovi ospiti, infatti, volevano una modernizzazione radicale dell'edificio seguendo lo stile neo-rococò. L'opera però, è stata interrotta dalla morte improvvisa del re per mano dell'anarchico Gaetano Bresci il 29 luglio 1900. Gli effetti personali sono stati poi ritirati dalla casa reale e la villa è stata chiusa e dimenticata. Più tardi, solo un lungo lavoro di restauro è stato in grado di restituirla almeno in parte, all'aspetto originario.

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The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The main entrance
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The attic, servants' rooms
The beams supporting the roof
The attic, servants' rooms
The attic, servants' rooms
The beams supporting the roof
The beams supporting the roof
The beams supporting the roof
The beams supporting the roof
The main entrance
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The sumptuous rooms inside the Royal Palace
The restaurant
The restaurant
The restaurant
The restaurant
The restaurant
Photo gallery: view from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
View from the garden
The gardens of the Royal Palace in Monza

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