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| Lion on Staircase at the Palace of Caserta |
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| Staircase |
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| Staircase at Caserta with Octagonal Hall |
The central octagonal hall on the Piano Nobile was inspired by Santa Maria Della Salute in Venice (one of my favorite Churches, so light and airy). Walking around the hall the spatial composition is mind bogglingly beautiful. The staircase is magnificent; absolutely a work of art, double plus the lions are so cute!
The chapel was designed after Louis XIV’s royal chapel at Versailles, it is a fair imitation. The throne room has an incredible ceiling, however, after that though the interior goes downhill very quickly. I’m not sure if it just needs restoration but it really seems like the designers were just phoning it in. Now this could be because the palace was remodeled in the early 19th century during that whole Joachim Murat fiasco. Or it could be that I am just spoiled after the palaces of Russia and France.
Some of the neoclassical-empire style decoration is elegant, but most of it is ponderously academic, over large, lacking in detail or in a few cases, sense.
But the staircase and the octagonal hall! Totally worth the trip.
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| Chapel at Caserta |
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