Certosa di San Martino

Sant'Elmo

fortress visible behind it.

The Certosa di San Martino ("

. During the first half of the 16th century it was expanded. Later, in 1623, it was further expanded and became, under the direction of architect Cosimo Fanzago,^[1] essentially the structure one sees today.

In 1799 anti-clerical French forces of occupation suppressed the monastery and forced the monks to flee. In the ensuing decades the monks made several attempts to reestablish their charter house, with the last effort failing in 1866, when the state definitively confiscated the property. Today, the buildings house the National Museum of San Martino with a display of Spanish and Bourbon era artifacts, as well as displays of the

—Nativity scene—considered to be among the finest in the world. 40°50′36″N 14°14′28″E / 40.843333°N 14.241240°E / 40.843333; 14.241240

Gallery

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  The major cloister
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  Interior of the main church
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  Hanging gardens
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  The underground of the Charterhouse

References

External links

• Media related to Certosa di San Martino (Naples) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Italian)

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