Places
Reggia di Capodimonte
Reggia di Capodimonte was commissioned for the city of Naples, from King Charles III of
Bourbon, who wanted to embellish it with his vast hunting on green hill Capodimonte. The construction
of the building, designed by Giovanni Antonio Medrano , began in 1738 and lasted for about twenty years,
the completion of the building, Charles III moved the precious Farnese collection inherited from
the mother. When the king died , his successor Ferdinand IV commissioned the architect Escape to
expand the Palace and rearrange the park, with the important contribution of specialists coming
from. Under the Savoia, the Reggia di Capodimonte plays the dual role of home and museum, and
then perform from 1950 (the year of the establishment of) Only the latter function , hosting
collections of medieval and modern art and the return of Farnese collection. The Royal Palace, in
its halls, adorned with antique furnishings, collections of porcelain and many other valuable
objects, creates major cultural events, such as the Salon from Dance b> that can accommodate
up to three hundred people b> u>.