The 19th-century wing of the Royal Apartments in the Royal Palace of Caserta — centerpiece of its city and the Versailles-rivaling vision of Bourbon King Charles III — reopened to the public last week after a lengthy restoration.

Tiziana Maffei, General Director of the Royal Palace of Caserta, said at the inauguration, “Reviving the dignity [befitting] of a Royal Palace — along with the great allure and beauty envisioned by the Bourbon patrons — requires, today, a great investment of economic and professional resources.” Maffei went on to thank the specialists and workers involved for their “expertise, passion, and sense of responsibility toward the public good.”