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Cavallerizza Reale

The Cavallerizza Reale is the complex of the former royal stables and riding school of the Savoy family in Via Verdi 9, in Turin, in the governmental district behind Palazzo Reale; since 1997 it has been part of the UNESCO site of the Residenze sabaude.[1]

Alfieri's riding hall

The riding hall was built between 1740 and 1742 by the royal first architect Benedetto Alfieri, replacing one wing of Amedeo di Castellamonte's cross-shaped stables: it is over 73 metres long and has twelve large niches used as galleries.[1] Only half of it was built, and on the eastern side the provisional closing wall is still visible; in 1840 Ernesto Melano designed the central part of the stables.[1]

Abandonment

In 2007 the State Property Agency transferred the complex to the City and, in part, to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti; in 2010 it was put up for sale, but the auction attracted no bidders.[1] On 1 December 2014 the University inaugurated its main lecture hall there, in the former Chiablese riding hall.[1] From 23 May 2014 the complex was occupied by the Cavallerizza 14:45 assembly; on 30 August 2014 an arson attack destroyed some rooms, and on 21 October 2019 another fire, which started in the Pagliere, damaged the roof, with no injuries.[1][2]

Restoration

The restoration plan was approved in 2021, and on 2 December 2024 work began on the Manica del Mosca, the future seat of the Compagnia di San Paolo, and on the Pagliere, for over 80 million euros, with completion expected in November 2026.[3][4] In the wings along Via Verdi, an Arts Hub is planned, housing the Conservatory and the Accademia Albertina.[3][4] In July 2026 the City approved the project by the Lacaton & Vassal studio for the Alfieri riding hall, involving works worth over seven million euros and a new entrance from Via Verdi to the Giardini Reali.[5]

Related articles: Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Turin

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Sources

  1. MuseoTorino
  2. Il Sole 24 Ore — 21 October 2019
  3. Torino Cronaca — 11 December 2024
  4. Il Torinese — 19 June 2026
  5. Torino Oggi — 28 July 2026

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