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Palazzo Orsini di Gravina

  • Visit: about 50 min
Palazzo Orsini di Gravina
Photo: Armando Mancini · CC BY-SA 2.0 · resized

A Renaissance palazzo from 1513 by Gabriele d'Agnolo, on Via Monteoliveto; since 1936 home of the Faculty of Architecture.

On Via Monteoliveto, Palazzo Orsini di Gravina is an elegant example of Renaissance architecture inspired by Tuscan and Roman models. Its origins go back to 1513, when Ferdinando Orsini, Duke of Gravina, bought a plot of land from Santa Chiara.The design was by Gabriele d'Agnolo. Since 1936 it has housed the Faculty of Architecture of the Federico II University: the courtyard can often be admired by stepping in discreetly.

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