Palazzo Madama

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Palazzo Madama is a historic palace in Turin, Italy, renowned for its layered architectural styles from Roman times to the Baroque era and for housing the city’s Museum of Ancient Art.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
historic palace
museum building
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Roman architecture
medieval architecture
city Turin
cityCentre historic centre of Turin
contains ceramics
collections of Renaissance art
collections of medieval art
decorative arts collections
paintings
sculptures
country Italy
faced Piazza Castello
function Museum of Ancient Art
hasFeature central Baroque façade
corner towers
grand staircase
historic courtyard
ornamental stucco decorations
heritageLayer Baroque façade
Roman city gate remains
medieval castle structure
historicalPeriod Baroque era
Middle Ages
Roman era
houses Museo Civico d’Arte Antica
locatedIn Piazza Castello
location Turin
material brick
stone
notableFor Baroque staircase
collections of ancient art
historic interiors
layered architectural styles
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
region Piedmont
roofType pitched roof
servedAs residence of the House of Savoy
seat of the Italian Senate
seat of the Subalpine Senate
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1997
UNESCOSite Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed
use art museum
exhibition space

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Turin
Turin ("Palazzo Reale di Torino")
knownFor
Piazza Castello
centralMonument
Piazza Castello
hasBuildingOnPerimeter
Guarino Guarini ("Palazzo Carignano")
notableWork

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