Galleria Grande, or Great Gallery, 80m long, designed 1713 by Filippo Juvarra, with decoration by Pietro Filippo Somasso, Giuseppe Bolina, Antonio Papa and Giovambattista Sanbartolomeo, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. The gallery connects the apartments of the king and the crown prince, in the southern wing by Michelangelo Garove. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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