Capodimonte Museum

The Museum of Capodimonte
The construction of the Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte was undertaken in 1738 in the adjacent area where the eponymous Bosco in 1734 Charles of Bourbon, had decided to create a great hunting ground and a residence of the Court, in striking position of the gulf and the city below. The work, directed by Giovanni Antonio Medrano, were oriented from the outset, the establishment of a structure to accommodate the rich Farnese collection inherited by Charles of Bourbon. The building is constructed in a longitudinal axis through the succession of three large porches and courtyards connecting, open to the outside with large arches and the two tables have strict facades severe Doric style and taste neocinquecentesco measured, paced by strong membering piperno gray, cleverly contrasting with the red Neapolitan plastered walls, and the succession of large windows on the main floor and smaller apertures to the other levels.