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Salone dei Corazzieri, Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome: close-up of the bas-relief 'Lavanda dei Piedi' by Taddeo Landini above the entrance doors
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NOTES: This palace was built by Pope Gregory XIII in 1574 as a summer residence. It served as a papal residence and housed the central offices responsible for the civil government of the Papal States until 1870. It has been the official residence and workplace of the Presidents of the Italian Republic since 1946.
Royal Palace, Caserta: the great cascade
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NOTES: Luigi Vanvitelli was responsible for the design of the Palace and the gardens which were completed after his death by his son, Carlo Vanvitelli.
Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice: the Foscari wing
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NOTES: The facade of the Foscari wing was added by Bartolomeo Manopola in 1603-1614, the centre clock is by Pietro Cittadella.
Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam: a trellised gazebo in the ornamental garden
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NOTES: Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, built in 1745-1747 to designs by the Prussian aristocrat and architect, Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdoff. The creation of the Park, organised around several buildings, began soon after the completion of the palace.