Bourbon Hospice for the Poor - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bourbon Hospice for the Poor - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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 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 A new guide of Naples, its environs, Procida, Ischia and Capri: Compiled ...By Giovanni Battista de Ferrari and Mariano Vasi. 1826. Tipografia de Porcelli, Naples. Page 257. The building is the centre of Naples, which is included in UNESCO World Heritage List. Read more on Wikipedia
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