Casina Vanvitelliana around Lake Fusaro

 

Look at the model

Model created through a photograhic technique

on a scale of 1: 180

Size 20x20 cm for a height of 9 cm

12 cut out pieces

cardboard base

instructions and historical outline

Detail of the plan

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HISTORICAL OUTLINE


Originally a swamp, lake Fusaro, became popular in the 18th century, when it was rediscovered as a hunting and fishing reserve. To further improve the value of the area, King Ferdinando IV, of the BorboneÕ s dynasty engaged in 1782 the architect Carlo Vanvitelli (1739/1821); whose father Luigi had designed Caserta Royal Palace. Carlo Vanvitelli built a splendid royal villa ÒCasinaÓ. The building is the core of a vast system of buildings and gardens surrounding the lake. The villa was originally reachable only by boat, and it is now connected to the lakeÕs edge by a wooden bridge, some 50 meters long.

Detail of the first level


The skylight


Assembly