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3 unusual facts about Palace of Venaria


Palace of Venaria

The Palace of Venaria (Italian: Reggia di Venaria Reale) is a former royal residence located in Venaria Reale, near Turin, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

The Palace was designed and built from 1675 by Amedeo di Castellamonte, commissioned by duke Charles Emmanuel II, who needed a base for his hunting expeditions in the heathy hill country north of Turin.

Lux (album) – a 2012 album by Brian Eno which was initially a soundtrack for the Grand Gallery



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