Castel Capuano

Castel Capuano is a castle in Naples, southern Italy. It takes its name from the fact that it was at that point in the city walls where the road led out to the city of Capua. The castle is at the southwest end of via dei Tribunali, and until recently housed the Naples Hall of Justice, which has now moved to the new Civic Center, the Centro Direzionale.

The structure was built in the 12th century by William I, the son of Roger II of Sicily, the first monarch of the Kingdom of Naples. It was expanded by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen and became one of his royal palaces. On 19 August 1432, Sergianni Caracciolo was stabbed by four knights in the service of the Queen in his room in Castel Capuano.

In the 16th century, under the Spanish viceroyship of Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, all of the city's various legal offices and departments were consolidated here and it became the Hall of Justice - known as the "Vicaria" - the basements of which served as a prison. Over the entrance to the castle, the arms of Emperor Charles V, who visited Naples in 1535, are still visible.

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Castel Capuano staat op plaats 1.253 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 90 van de 350 die de atlas in Italië in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in ca. 1150, en daarmee ouder dan 85% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 303 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 12e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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