The Royal Palace of Capodimonte in Naples was commissioned by Charles III of Spain, then King Charles VII of Naples and Sicily. The infobox lists Antonio Canevari, Giovanni Antonio Medrano, Ferdinando Fuga and Antonio Niccolini, while the text credits Medrano with the design, since his signature is on surviving drawings. Fuga oversaw work from 1760 and Niccolini from 1825. The infobox gives 1738 to 1742. The text says work began in August 1738 but took over a century, with the first part opening in 1758 and completion in 1840.
The article calls the style Italian Baroque and Neo-Classical, with a sober facade following Herrerian Spanish monuments. It is built of piperno volcanic rock quarried at Pianura. The infobox gives three floors.
French troops looted it after 1799. It became state property in 1920 and opened as a museum in 1950, and it now houses the National Gallery. The article gives no hours.
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