The offices of the State Archives of Caserta are located in some of the rooms of the Royal Palace of Caserta.
The majestic Royal Palace was built by the will of King Charles of Bourbon; the first stone was laid in 1752. For the new kingdom conquered in 1734 and detached from the Spanish crown, the king chose to erect the new building, destined to rival the great residences of European courts, in the plain of Terra di Lavoro, not far from Naples.
The project was entrusted to the architect Luigi Vanvitelli, the son of the important landscape painter Gaspar Van Wittel. The construction lasted for almost a century and was completed in 1845.
The Royal Palace has a rectangular plan articulated in four inner courtyards. It extends for about 47,000 square meters.
The Royal Park, designed by Vanvitelli, whose work began in 1753, is wonderful, enriched with gorgeous fountains, water basins and waterfalls, supplied with water from Mount Taburno, conveyed by the Carolino aqueduct, specially built for this purpose.
The Royal Palace of Caserta and the Royal Park were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
