Thread by @milanoarte

When Vittorio Amedeo II from #Savoy, the 24th of #December 1713 was crowned King of #Sicily (as seen in the relief from #Palermo's cathedral) he reached the Royal title, a dream his dinasty was seeking for centuries. #Utrecht #Spain #France #Italy Continue #thread 🧵

What he could not know is that in #Sicily he found something maybe more precious, for sure a longer lasting asset than his title as King of Sicily: an #architect from #Messina called Fillippo Juvarra. Continue #thread

Juvarra already worked in #Rome and Naples, pupil of the famous Carlo Fontana (see pic), an #architect from #Ticino, hence of Lombard culture, of paramount importance for Juvarra. In #Messina the sicilian architect was able to offer his services to Vittorio Amedeo II. Continue

Filippo Juvarra was an #architect of great talent and immediately Vittorio Amedeo II from #Savoy understood he could be useful to implement his project of transforming #Turin into a Royal capital, able to match the most important European capitals. Continue

His first official task was the Royal @BasilicaSuperga a monument very important in order to celebrate the most important military victory in the history of #Savoy family so far. Continue

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As First #Architect of the King, Filippo Juvarra was in charge of many projects transforming #Turin into a Royal capital, one of the grandest protagonists of European #Baroque art. From @palazzomadamato to the church of Carmine and @LaVenariaReale #barocco Continue

The grand masterpice of Juvarra in #Turin is, of course, the royal hunting lodge of @Stupinigi_OM. A project wanted by the king Vittorio Amendeo II from #Savoy that started in 1730 and continued even when Juvarra moved to #Madrid in 1735. Continue

From the central space of the triumphal Salone the space designed by Juvarra expands into endless directions. An innovative and extraordinary new design, unique in European #Baroque, that show the amazing imagination of the #Sicilian #architect. Continue

Turin is not just #Juvarra, it's a place of history and art in the middle of #Piedmont, a region able to offer you some of the fines wines in the world, architecture and modern #design. Book your tour of #Turin with our local guides, write to [e-mail]