After a five-year restoration, Venice's Royal Gardens reopen

After a complex restoration project that began in December 2014, the Royal Gardens of Venice have been reopened to the public, returning to the city of the lagoon a place that has always been loved by Venetians.

The restoration work was promoted and carried out by Venice Gardens Foundation: to counter the progressive decay of the Gardens, the State Property Agency and the city of Venice granted the Monumental Compendium of the Royal Gardens to the Foundation for the purpose of its restoration and conservation.

The design and restoration thus took place from 2015 to 2019: the Foundation used Paolo Pejrone for the restoration of the garden and Alberto Torsello for the architectural restoration and restoration of the greenhouse, both architects who took up the designs of architects Carlo Aymonino and Gabriella Barbini.

Thanks to Venice Gardens Foundation, which will care for their conservation and growth for the duration of the concession with special professional figures and specific maintenance programs, the Royal Gardens have regained their value and botanical complexity, according to the historic 19th-century design.

Programs for the sustainable management and protection of landscape assets and their fauna are also planned, with training courses; collaborations with IUAV University and LIPU are also planned.
Artistic, cultural and research activities will take place in the greenhouse wing called The Human Garden.

The restoration was supported by Assicurazioni Generali, and the Gardens’ first flowering will be celebrated in spring 2020.

The Giardini Reali cover an area of about 5,000 square meters surrounded by water, overlooked by the Correr Museum, the Imperial Rooms of the Royal Palace, the National Archaeological Museum and the Biblioteca Marciana. They were built as part of the Napoleonic reform project of theMarciana Area, following the decision sanctioned in 1807 to allocate the Procuratie Nuove as the site of the Crown Palace; in December 1920 the Gardens, included among the assets transferred by the Crown to the State Property, were assigned to the City of Venice and opened to the public.

Image: Aerial photo of the Royal Gardens in Venice. Credits Shutterstock

After a five-year restoration, Venice's Royal Gardens reopen

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