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Historic villa / palace, 1895
Palazzo della Borsa
Building in Naples, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Naples”
At a glance
- Period
- Modern era, 1895
- Style
- Renaissance Revival architecture
- Architect
- Alfonso Guerra
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 40°50′39″ N, 14°15′20″ E
- Address
- Piazza Bovio, 32 - Napoli
History and description
The Palazzo della Borsa is a monumental 19th-century palace located in the Piazza of the same name in Naples, region of Campania, Italy. The building, built in an academic and elaborate Neo-renaissance style formerly housed the local stock exchange (Bourse), but now home to the Neapolitan Chamber of Commerce.
History
The palace was designed in 1895 by Alfonso Guerra and Luigi Ferrara. Flanking the front steps are two winged genii carrying torches and riding bronze lions. This sculpture by Luigi De Luca was meant as an allegory of the light of reason taming wild force. The main salon has frescoed lunettes by Gustavo Mancinelli, Gaetano Esposito, Vincenzo Migliaro, Alceste Campriani, Salvatore Postiglione, Salvatore Cozzolino, Gaetano d’Agostino, and Giovanni Diana. This salon has stuccoes by Ciro Sannino and Vincenzo Belligiono. In the first floor is a statue by Giuseppe del Fico.
The piazza in front, once known as the Piazza della Borsa is now known as Piazza Giovanni Bovio. In the center of the Piazza is now an equestrian statue of Vittorio Emmanuele II. The Piazza for most of the 20th century housed the 16th century Fountain of Neptune. During the Mussolini period, the two stunted flanking obelisks with ancient ship hulls (rostra) were added. A plaque in the entrance recalls four who died resisting against the German occupiers during the Four days of Naples in 1943
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Palazzo della Borsa».
Timeline
- 1895Built
- 1899Opened
People
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
MontesantoTrain, nearest
900 m as the crow flies
Palazzo della BorsaPiazza Bovio, 32 - Napoli
Porta di Massa500 m
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino5.3 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo della Borsa?
Palazzo della Borsa is in Naples, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. Address: Piazza Bovio, 32 - Napoli. GPS coordinates: 40.84412, 14.25549.
How old is Palazzo della Borsa?
Wikidata dates it to 1895.
What else is there to see near Palazzo della Borsa?
Nearby you’ll find: Church of Sant'Aspreno al Porto (0 m away), Palazzo Melofioccolo (100 m away), Palazzo Penne (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Palazzo della Borsa (Napoli) — IlSistemone, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo della Borsa exterior, Naples 1 — Adam Harangozó, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Napoli - Piazza Borsa - Lapide 12-09-43 — Retaggio, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PalazzoBorsaesterno — IlSistemone, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Camera di Commercio di Napoli — Baku, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Camera di commercio industria artigianato e agricoltura — HombreDHojalata, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Camera di Commercio Napoli — Samp1946 at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain
- Napoli - Camera di Commercio — Armando Mancini, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Napoli -mix- 2019 by-RaBoe 131 — © Ra Boe / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences