The
Royal Palace of Caserta (
Italian:
Reggia di Caserta) is a former royal residence in
Caserta, southern
Italy, constructed for the Bourbon
kings of Naples. It was the largest
palace and one of the largest buildings erected in Europe during the eighteenth century. In 1997, the Palace was designated a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, described in its nomination as "the swan song of the spectacular art of the
Baroque, from which it adopted all the features needed to create the illusions of multidirectional space".
