Reggia di Venaria Reale

The design was commissioned from architects Amedeo di Castellamonte and Michelangelo Garove (it) . The plan of the annexed borough was to symbolize the collar symbol of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, a dynastic order created by the House of Savoy. In 1675 the borough and the palace were nearly completed, including the so-called Reggia di Diana (Royal Residence of Diana, the heart of the complex. Works however continued until the next century, as in 1693 French invasion troops are known to have destroyed some buildings and Duke (future King) Victor Amadeus II had the residence modified according to French canons.