Cavallerizza Reale

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Concert in the Cavallerizza Reale (2016)

The Cavallerizza Reale ( Royal Riding School ) is a building in the northern Italian city of Turin , in 1997 as part of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy to the World Heritage Site was declared.

The building was designed in the Baroque style by the architect Benedetto Alfieri in 1740 and extensively rebuilt in 1840 according to plans by the architect Ernesto Melano . On July 13, 1943, the complex was damaged by an air raid.

Today the building is used as a cultural center. Major fires in 2014 and 2019 damaged the building fabric again.

Web links

Commons : Cavallerizza Reale di Torino  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).

Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ 11.3 "  N , 7 ° 41 ′ 23"  E