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Stupinigi was left to Emanuel Philibert in 1563 by the Acaja branch of the Savoy family, when the state capital was being transferred from Chambéry to Turin. The estate was later passed to the Order of Ss Maurice and Lazarus, and in 1729 Victor Amadeus II called upon Filippo Juvarra to build the Hunting Lodge.
From the great central, elliptical salon, four arms spread out in the shape of a St Andrew's Cross. Further work was carried out by Prinotto, Birago di Borgaro, and by Ludovico Antonio Bo. Gardens were laid out, with a wood behind the lodge. In 1766, a bronze statue of a stag was placed above the dome.
In the middle of the 19th century, the lodge returned to the royal family. In the early 20th century it became state property, and in 1925 it was returned to the Order of Ss Maurice and Lazarus. Nowadays, many of the rooms have been given over to a Museum of Art and Furnishings, with many items from the lodge and other nearby buildings on display.
From the courtyard, access is given to an atrium which leads to the Portrait Gallery and Library.
In 1991, Stupinigi Nature Park was opened: it includes farmland and woods.