Bourbon Hospice for the Poor

Local nameOspedale L'Albergo Reale dei Poveri
LocationNaples, Italy

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 began in 1751. It is five storeys tall and approximately 354 m long. It was popularly known as "Palazzo Fuga". King Charles III of the House of Bourbon meant the facility to house the destitute and ill, as well as to provide a self-sufficient community where the poor could live, learn trades, and work. The massive Hospice at one time housed over 5000 persons, men and women, in separate wings The building is the centre of Naples, which is included in UNESCO World Heritage List.

The building was originally designed with five courtyards and a church in the centre, entered through the central arch, but only the three innermost courtyards were built, and plans to complete the building according to the original design were finally abandoned in 1819.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ospedale_L'Albergo_Reale_dei_Poveri,_Naples

Address Piazza Carlo III, 80137 Napoli, Italy

Coordinates 40°51'48.474" N 14°15'55.656" E

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