Carli Palace Of Verona
Carli Palace is a Neoclassical style palace located in Via Roma in the city center of Verona. History The building was commissioned by Marquis Giuseppe Della Torre in the second half of the 18th century. At his death in 1778, he left the building to his wife Elena Carli. A few years later, her brother Count Alessandro Carli rebuilt the palace improving its structure and, in 1812, he sold it to the Basilea brothers. In 1839 the building was purchased by the Imperial Austrian Authorities as the house of Supremo Imperial Regio Senato di Giustizia del Regno Lombardo Veneto (the Supreme Court of Justice for the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia). It performed this function until 1851. In 1853 the building became Field Marshal Johann Joseph Radetzky's residence, the Lombardo-Veneto Civilian and Military Governor. In 1857 it was converted into an accommodation for high-rank guests, subsequently in 1859 the Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, Commander in Chief of the Veneto Army, esta ...
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Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and (much less) ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman architecture, followed, from about the start of the 19th century, by a second wave of Greek Revival architec ...
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