N.027 - Palazzo delle poste

Behind the modern and futuristic lines of the Palazzo delle Poste on Via Matteotti lies a much older story. It was only in the 1930s, during the Fascist period, that the building was constructed according to the architectural ideals of the time, which favored imposing, luminous, and austere structures. What stood here before? The vast monastery of the Olivetan monks, a sort of self-sufficient citadel, traces of which can still be seen today: fragments of the ancient cloister of Monteoliveto between the Carabinieri barracks and the post office building, for example. In Ramilia’s illustration we see the rigid, imposing, and majestic character of this historic building of Naples. With its monumental façades and sharply defined windows, the structure dominates the scene beneath a bright turquoise sky.