Dolphins (1773–80); The Fountain of Aeolus; The Fountain of Ceres. Many figures from classical Antiquity were modelled by Gaetano Salomone for the gardens of the Reggia and executed by large workshops. Contemporary observers noted that the Caserta surpassed all other European royal palaces, including its models, in one particular aspect: the combination of completeness and stateliness. This is attributed to the spacious oval piazza in front of the edifice's south side Curiosity In 1861, with the birth of the Kingdom of Italy, Savoyan officials surveyed the contents of the Palace. The bidet was inventoried as follows: "strange object in the shape of a guitar". UNESCO World Heritage site The palace was listed as a world heritage site in 1997. According to the rationale, the palace, "whilst cast in the same mould as other 18th-century royal establishments, is exceptional for the broad sweep of its design, incorporating not only an imposing palace and park but also much of the surrounding natural landscape and an ambitious new town laid out according to the urban planning precepts of its time." See also Asteroid 274246 Reggiacaserta List of Baroque residences References Further reading Hersey, George. Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta, (Cambridge: MIT Press) 1983. Caserta interpreted through the Neapolitan philosopher Giambattista Vico External links Caserta Royal residences in the Kingdom of Naples Buildings and structures in Caserta Art museums and galleries in Campania World Heritage Sites in Italy Caserta Neoclassical palaces Neoclassical architecture in Campania Italian Baroque gardens Baroque palaces in Italy Baroque architecture in Campania Museums in Campania Historic house museums in Italy National museums of Italy 1780 establishments in the Kingdom of Naples Luigi Vanvitelli buildings