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Palace of Venaria today

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Palace of Venaria

The Palace of Venaria (Reggia di Venaria Reale) is a large Baroque former royal residence and garden complex just north of Turin, built for the House of Savoy from the late 17th century and expanded in the 18th century. It comprises an extended corps de logis with matching wings and pavilions, formal French-style gardens, a grand gallery and a dedicated chapel, later used for military purposes and restored in the 20th–21st centuries.

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Its prime

1761

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1761

The shape it held in its prime.

A long Baroque palace composed of an extended central block flanked by long wings and pavilions, with alternating red-brick and pale stone/stucco façades. The first-floor loggia and a series of grand arched entrances punctuate the front; three main storeys rise under low hipped red-tile roofs and occasional attic belvederes. A broad paved forecourt with a circular fountain and jets sits before the façade, and formal axial gardens extend behind the palace across the flat Piedmont plain.

Step inside

10 places to explore in 1761.

The record describes 10 distinct spots at Palace of Venaria — including 3 interiors: galleria grande (great gallery), chapel of saint uberto (cappella di sant'uberto), scuderia grande (great stable) and indoor riding halls. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach to main façade and forecourt fountainPalace of Diana façade and main entrance staircaseGalleria Grande (Great Gallery)Chapel of Saint Uberto (Cappella di Sant'Uberto)Scuderia Grande (Great Stable) and indoor riding hallsBelvedere wing exteriorFormal gardens, Royal Alley and parterresFountain of Hercules in the gardensOrangery (citroneria) exteriorCentral courtyard between wings

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