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Scala Regia (Latin pronunciation: [ˈskaːla ˈreːɡɪ.a]; English: "Royal Staircase") is a term referring to a number of majestic entrance staircases in Italian palaces plus some European palaces, including:

The Scala Regia of the Vatican, a flight of steps designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1663–1666) to connect the Vatican Palace to St. Peter's Basilica.
Main staircase of Villa Farnese at Caprarola
Entrance to the Ducal Palace of Lucca
Entrance to House of Lords, Westminster, United Kingdom

Other staircase entrances include the Scala d'Oro in Venice.

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-The '''Scala Regia''' (Royal Staircase) is a flight of steps in the [[Vatican City]] and is part of the formal entrance to the Vatican. It was designed by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] from [[1663]] to [[1666]] to connect the Vatican Palace to [[St. Peter's Basilica]].
+'''Scala Regia''' ({{IPA|la|ˈskaːla ˈreːɡɪ.a}}; {{langx|en|"Royal Staircase"}}) is a term referring to a  number of majestic entrance staircases in Italian palaces plus some European palaces, including:
+* The [[Scala Regia (Vatican)|Scala Regia]] of the [[Vatican City|Vatican]], a flight of steps designed by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] (1663–1666) to connect the Vatican Palace to [[St. Peter's Basilica]].
-The site, a comparatively narrow slither of land between church and palace, is awkwardly shaped with irregular converging walls. Bernini used a number of typically theatrical, [[baroque]] effects in order to overcome this problem, including placing an [[equestrian statue]] of the Roman emperor [[Constantine the Great]] by his own hand at the foot of the stairs. The monument to Constantine provides a focal point that lessens the awkwardness of the change of direction the visitor must take. Pope [[Clement IX]] later installed a sculpture of [[Charlemagne]] in the portico of [[St. Peter's Basilica]] as a pendant to that of Constantine.
+* Main staircase of [[Villa Farnese]] at [[Caprarola]]
+* Entrance to [[Ducal Palace, Lucca|the Ducal Palace]] of [[Lucca]]
+* Entrance to House of Lords, Westminster, United Kingdom
+Other  staircase entrances include the Scala d'Oro in [[Venice]].
-The staircase proper takes the form of a [[barrel vault|barrel-vaulted]] [[colonnade]] that necessarily becomes narrower at the end of the vista, thus giving the effect of [[false perspective]]. Above the arch at the beginning of this vista is the coat of arms of [[Alexander VII]], flanked by two sculpted angels.
+[[Category:Renaissance architecture]]
-==Reference==
+[[Category:Baroque architectural features]]
-* Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). ''An Outline of European Architecture''. Penguin
-==External links==
-*[http://members.tripod.com/romeartlover/Scala.html Scala Regia]
-[[Category:Vatican City]]
-[[sv:Scala Regia]]