The Debutantes' Grand Ball in the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale

GDN - The Debutantes' Grand Ball in the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale
La Venaria Reale is a “permanent cultural project” that offers a wealth of opportunities to learn, to feel new emotions and to make new experiences.

La Venaria Reale is a grandiose estate just outside Turin. In comprises 80,000 square meters of floor surface in the Reggia and 60 hectares of Gardens, adjacent to the 17th century ancient village of Venaria and the 3,000 fenced hectares of the Park of La Mandria. It is a natural and architectural masterpiece that was declared part of the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1997. It reopened to the public in 2007 after completing the EU’s largest cultural restoration project to date.

The monumental palace or Reggia boasts some of the finest examples of universal Baroque: the elegant Hall of Diana designed by Amedeo di Castellamonte, the solemn Great Gallery and the Church of St. Hubert, the imposing complex of the Juvarra Stables designed by Filippo Juvarra in the 18th century, the sumptuous decorations and the spectacular Fountain of the Stag in the Court of Honor and the spectacular Fountain of the Stag in the Court of Honor provide a unique setting for the Theater of History and Magnificence, the permanent display - almost 2,000 m long - devoted to the House of Savoy, that spans from the basement level to the piano nobile of the Reggia.

This year the Splendid Royal Palace of Venaria Reale hosted the XXVII edition of the Grand Debutante Ball in collaboration with the Italian Navy.

The grand debutante ball is an ancient tradition that has its roots in 18th century Vienna, when young women from aristocratic families entered society. The girls will have red shoes on their feet to combat the phenomenon of violence against women. They will then all be dressed in "Pignatelli white", the Turin fashion house born from the talent of Carlo Pignatelli.

The twenty young Debutantes, coming from all over Italy and the United States of America, held in their hands supported by the Midshipmen of the Navy, an institution which among its tasks includes that of supporting and guaranteeing our country, rescue interventions and protection for security and peacekeeping. Images Taken with Canon Eos Professional Camera Photos Roberto Magni and Daniela Comi By Foto ReD Photographic Agency