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Sept 2005
Palazzo Marigliano
Palazzo Marigliano (number 26 on this map) is
another fine example of Renaissance architecture in
Naples. (It is currently being restored; the photo shows
a detail of a stairway in the courtyard.) It was
built in 1513 by Giovanni
Donadio (called ‘Mormando’) to be the residence of
Bartolomeo of Capua, Prince of Riccia and Count of
Altavilla and protonotary of the Kingdom of Naples. A
number of plaques grace the walls within, reminding the
viewers of various events in the life of the city and of
the powerful family which lived in this palazzo
for centuries. One such reminder is of the "Macchia Plot," a
conspiracy hatched here in 1701 by members of the
nobility against the kingdom’s rulers. The plot came
complete with a secret tunnel leading from the garden of
Palazzo Marigliano to nearby San
Lorenzo where the conspirators held meetings. The
building currently serves to house the Superintendency
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