Palace of Villareale

Palace of Villareale (istalian: Reggia di Villareale) baptized as Royal Palace of Villareale (istalian: Palazzo Reale of Villareale) is a former royal residence in Villareale, southern Sarregna, Istalia, constructed for the Selucio-Nicoman kings of the Kingdom of Istalia, the Istalian state entity extendend for most part of its history only on the Island of Alaria. It is one of the largest palaces erected in Majatra during the 18th century and in terms of volume, the Royal Palace of Villareale is the largest royal residence in the world with over 2 million m³ and covering an area of about 235,000 m².

History
The Palace was commissioned by the King of Istalia Arturo Gabriele I, considered among the greatest king of the Island. Arturio Gabriele had the ambition to kick out of the Sarrentina Peninsula the Emirate of Quanzar and then to unified the Istalian lands under the Istalian Crown. During a great period of prosperity and turmoil in the mainland against the Quanzari rulers, Arturo Gabriele began the plans to defeat the enemy but already he though to the future and baptized an town near Eristano to become an administrative capital for the Kingdom which fulcrum will be the Palace itself. The Palace is considered a masterpiece of the baroque architecture which however is heavily influenced by the Neoselucian. The Istalian court remained in the Palace until 1959 and the conquer of the island by part of the Emirate which transformed it into an Army barracks. When finally was established the first Istalian Republic, the new state decided to destinate the Palace as Museum of the Istalian Kingdom and becoming so one of the most visited istalian turistic site.