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marigliano
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 Palazzo
Marigliano
(number 26 on the 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 their
meetings. The building currently serves to house the Superintendency of
Archives for the Campania Region.
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