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Royal Palace, Caserta: the Scala Regia

RIBA Ref No RIBA25472
Architect/DesignerVanvitelli, Luigi (1700-1773)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryItaly
CityCaserta
Subject Date1774
Image Date1963
ViewInterior
StyleBaroque
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/ITA/412 (ES9376)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectSculpture ; Stairs ; Arches ; Palaces ; Marble
NOTES: The central flight of this stairway is hewn from a single block of Sicilian marble from Trapani, called Lumachella.Two marble lions, the work of Paolo Persico and Tommaso Solari, symbolising the power of force and reason, preside over the half-landing.
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