Naples: Baroque Architecture
Places and attractions in the Baroque architecture category
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Palazzo Reale
Restored palace and royal apartments Palazzo Reale, or the Royal Palace of Naples, is an architectural gem that stands as a testament to the city's rich history and cultural heritage. This majestic palace, located in the heart of Naples, Italy, has been the seat of power for Spanish and Bourbon kings...
Palace of the Immacolatella
Nestled in the vibrant city of Naples, Italy, the Palace of the Immacolatella stands as a testament to the rich cultural heritage and architectural prowess of the region. This historical palace, situated close to the bustling port, exudes an air of elegance...
San Lorenzo Maggiore
Art-filled 1200s church and Roman remains Nestled in the heart of Naples, the San Lorenzo Maggiore is an evocative church that stands as a testament to the city's rich historical tapestry. This medieval church, not as globally renowned as some of its contemporaries, harbors a profound history that dates back...
San Paolo Maggiore
Catholic church with an ornate interior San Paolo Maggiore is a historic church located in the bustling heart of Naples, Italy. This significant religious edifice stands on the site of a Greek-Roman temple dedicated to the Dioscuri and has been a cornerstone of Neapolitan spirituality and architecture since...
Gesù Nuovo
Lavish church with striking stone facade The Gesù Nuovo Church stands as a testament to the rich cultural and religious heritage of Naples, Italy. This historical church, with its striking façade, is an architectural marvel that dates back to the late Renaissance period.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Parto a Mergellina
Nestled in the scenic district of Mergellina in Naples, the Chiesa di Santa Maria del Parto is a hidden gem that offers visitors a unique blend of history, art, and spiritual solace. This church, though less renowned than some of Naples' grander basilicas, holds a...
Sant'Angelo a Nilo
Nestled in the heart of Naples, within the bustling district of San Lorenzo, lies the historic church of Sant'Angelo a Nilo, a hidden gem that encapsulates the rich tapestry of Neapolitan religious and artistic heritage.
Palazzo dello Spagnolo
The Palazzo dello Spagnolo is a Rococo or late-Baroque-style palace in Rione Sanità in central Naples. It is best known for its elaborate staircase.
Santa Chiara
Group of landmark religious buildings Santa Chiara is a religious complex in Naples, Italy, that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs and an archeological museum.
Palazzo Spinelli di Laurino
The Palazzo Spinelli di Laurino is a palace, located on the corner of Via Nilo and Via dei Tribunali in central Naples, Italy. A palace at the site was first built in the 15th century, but the present layout, with an elliptical interior courtyard was commissioned by Trojano Spinelli.
Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone
The Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone is a monumental aristocratic palace located on the calata Trinità maggiore number 2, in central Naples, province of Campania, Italy. The facade is at the edge of the Piazza del Gesu Nuovo.
Real Albergo dei Poveri
The Bourbon Hospice for the Poor, also called il Reclusorio, is a former public hospital/almshouse in Naples, southern Italy. It was designed by the architect Ferdinando Fuga, and construction was started in 1751.
Santa Maria di Costantinopoli
The Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on the street of the same name in Naples, Italy, and located a block north of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples.
Palazzo San Felice
The San Felice or Sanfelice Palace is a Rococo or late-Baroque-style palace at Via Sanità 167 in Rione Sanità in central Naples. It is best known for its elaborate staircase.
Fontana del Sebeto
The Fontana del Sebeto is a monumental fountain located in largo Sermoneta in the zone of Mergellina of Naples, Italy. The fountain was commissioned by the viceroy Emanuele Zunica e Fonseca, and built by Carlo Fanzago based on a design by his father, Cosimo.
Chiesa di San Ferdinando
The Church of San Ferdinando is a historic church located on the Piazza Triesti e Trento, near the Royal Palace of Naples, in central Naples, Italy.
Chiesa di San Nicola alla Carità
The church of St. Nicholas the Charitable is a church located on via Toledo, almost midway between Piazza Carità and Piazza Dante in Naples, Italy.
Santa Marta
Santa Marta is a Roman Catholic church located on Via Benedetto Croce part of Spaccanapoli, in central Naples, Italy. It is located parallel to the convent of Santa Chiara, and stands in front of the Palazzo Filomarino della Rocca.
Fontana della Sellaria
The Fontana della Sellaria or Selleria is a Baroque public fountain on piazzetta del Grande Archivio in Naples, Italy. It was commissioned in 1649 from Onofrio Antonio Gisolfi by Íñigo Vélez de Guevara to commemorate the latter's suppression of the Neapolitan Republic.
San Giuseppe delle Scalze a Pontecorvo
San Giuseppe delle Scalze a Pontecorvo is a church, located in Salita Pontecorvo, in the historical center of Naples, Italy. The church was built in 1619 in the site where the Palazzo Spinelli a Pontecorvo stood, and was rebuilt in 1643 and 1660 by Cosimo Fanzago.
Santi Filippo e Giacomo
Santi Filippo e Giacomo is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy, located on Via San Biagio dei Librai, near the churches of San Biagio Maggiore and Santa Luciella.
Santa Maria Donnaregina Nuova
Santa Maria Donnregina Nuova is a church in central Naples, Italy. It is called Nuova to distinguish it from the older Angevin church of Santa Maria Donna Regina Vecchia.
Santa Maria Donnalbina
Santa Maria Donnalbina is a church located on the street of the same name in Naples, Italy. A church at the site existed in the 9th century, but was reconstructed in the 17th century by Bartolomeo Picchiatti, and the Baroque style church underwent further reconstructions under Arcangelo Guglielmelli.
San Gennaro all'Olmo
The deconsecrated church of San Gennaro all’Olmo is a former religious edifice located in the city center of Naples, Italy, on Via San Gregorio Armeno. It is adjacent and for many years integral to the chapel-church of San Biagio Maggiore.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Faro
Santa Maria del Faro is a church in the quartiere of Posillipo of Naples, Italy. A church was founded here in the 13th century, and restored in the 18th century using designs by Ferdinando Sanfelice and under the patronage of the Mazza family. The Baroque church incorporates small fragments of Roman sarcophagi.
Girolamini
The Church and Convent of the Girolamini or Gerolamini is a church and ecclesiastical complex in Naples, Italy. It is located directly across from the Cathedral of Naples on via Duomo.
San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno is a church and a monastery in Naples, Italy. It is one of the most important Baroque complexes in Naples.
Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
The Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano is a Baroque palace located on Via Toledo number 185 in the quartiere San Ferdinando of central Naples, Italy.
Santa Maria di Montesanto
The church of Santa Maria di Montesanto and the annexed monastery were built in Naples, Italy, by a community of Carmelite friars that had its origins in Montesanto, Sicily. The initial architect was Pietro De Marino, but the work including the cupola was completed by Dionisio Lazzari.
Santa Maria del Soccorso all'Arenella
Santa Maria del Soccorso all’Arenella is a parish church, located in the Piazzetta Arenella in the Rione of Arenella of Naples, Italy. Tradition holds that this church was the parish church for Salvatore Rosa in Naples.
Croce di Lucca
The church of the Croce di Lucca is a religious edifice in central Naples, Italy, on the Via dei Tribunali. In 1534, the husband and wife, Andrea Sbarra and Cremona Spinelli founded at this site a monastery of the Carmelites. It was devoted to the image of the crucifix, similar to one venerated in Lucca.
Purgatorio ad Arco
The church of the Purgatorio ad Arco, or Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco is a religious edifice in central Naples, Italy, located on Via dei Tribunali. The church is two blocks west of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta on Via dei Tribunali.
Santa Maria ad Ogni Bene dei Sette Dolori
Santa Maria ad Ogni Bene dei Sette Dolori, also known as Santa Maria de Sette Dolori, is a Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy. It stands on a hill, providing an excellent view of Spaccanapoli, a Decumanus of Naples which ends across via Francesco Girardi.
Pietà dei Turchini
The Church of Pietà dei Turchini is a religious building in Naples, Italy. A smaller church, located on Rua Catalana, was built originally in 1592–1595 by the Confraternity of the Incoronatella. This church was nearly destroyed by an explosion in the Castel Nuovo in 1638.
Santa Maria della Concezione a Montecalvario
Santa Maria della Concezione a Montecalvario is a church in central Naples, Italy. Founded as a small church in 1579, it was attached to the adjacent monastery and school of the Concezione. It is located on via Concezione a Montecalvario #32.
Santissima Annunziata Maggiore
The Santissima Annunziata Maggiore is a basilica church located in the quartieri Pendino near Forcella, in the historic center of Naples, Italy.
Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta is a Roman Catholic religious edifice located on Via Tribunali in central Naples, Italy.
Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci
Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy, located on via Veterinaria, near the Botanical Gardens. The extramural church gained its name because the road leading up to this hill here passed a series of crosses.
Santa Maria della Catena
Santa Maria della Catena or Santa Maria del Porto is a church in Borgo Santa Lucia of Naples, Italy. The church was founded in 1576 by the inhabitants of the quartiere, and dedicated to the Madonna della Catena, an important Marian cult in Naples and Sicily.
Chiesa di Sant'Agrippino a Forcella
Sant'Agrippino a Forcella is a church located on Via Forcella in Naples, Italy. A church at the site may have been present since the fifth century, but we have documentation of a consecration during the papacy of pope Clement IV in 1265-1268.
Santa Maria Avvocata
Santa Maria Avvocata is a Catholic church located at the end of Via Avvocata in Piazza Dante in the Historic Center of Naples, Italy.
Santa Maria della Mercede a Montecalvario
Santa Maria della Mercede a Montecalvario is a church located on largo Montecalvario in Naples, Italy. The church was founded in 1560, endowed by the Neapolitan aristocrat Ilaria D'Apuzzo, who donated the church to the Franciscan order.
Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli
The church of the Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli is a religious building in Naples, Italy, found in the piazza of the same name.
Palazzo Giordano a Via Medina
The Palazzo Giordano in central Naples, Italy, is a Palace located on via Medina 61 in the Quartiere San Giuseppe of Rione Carita.
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie a Toledo
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a Roman Catholic church located on Via Toledo, near its intersection with Via Diaz Armando, in central Naples, Italy.
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