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C. ARCHIE'S BEDROOM. ILLUSTRATION BY CAMILLA SICIGNANO. D. NEUTRAL CORRIDOR— PETER'S SIDE. ILLUSTRATION BY CAMILLA SICIGNANO E. NEUTRAL CORRIDOR— CATHERINE'S SIDE. ILLUSTRATION BY CAMILLA SICIGNANO. F. ROYAL PALACE OF CASERTA STAIRCASE. ILLUSTRATION BY CAMILLA SICIGNANO. corridor with a checkpoint and a barricade at each end. Catherine, with General elementov and the army by her side, had an organized barricade made from flour bags from the palace kitchen, reinforced by wicker baskets. Meanwhile, Peter's barricade was haphazardly assembled using pieces of furniture scavenged around the palace by his guards—and compiled with a hint to Les Misérables. Peter's abdication was followed by Catherine's coronation. uite early into prep, the decision was made to use the large stateroom set and convert it into the palace chapel. The main element of the set build was a central altar piece with intricate sculptural details. The crew decorated the existing central frieze which ran along the side walls above the windows with religious paintings. ery much inspired by Giotto and earlier yzantine paintings, we purchased the images and printed them on oak veneer boards. Details on each painting were picked out with gold leaves, with the whole rt Department participating in this effort. The central piece of the altar was an agglomeration of sculptural elements that I had been trying to incorporate into our sets for a while. t the very top of the altar was a giant crown I had come across a huge wooden crown during a visit to the Palace of Capodimonte in Naples, which was lying on the floor, probably on its way to being restored and had been struck by how beautiful it was sculpted in wood and the finishes quite raw. I was also C D E F