Caserma Garibaldi

The Caserma Garibaldi in Naples is a historic building standing on the corner of Via Foria and Via Cesare Rosaroll. Originally built around the middle of the 19th century as a military barracks, it was created by converting the former Augustinian monastery of San Giovanni a Carbonara, incorporating two renovated Renaissance towers that were raised in height and once connected the city's northeastern defensive walls. The wall between the towers was replaced by a new wing, which now forms the main façade. During the Bourbon era, the building housed a military school for the sons of distinguished soldiers as well as infantry regiments and, later, the Royal Marine Regiment. Even after the unification of Italy, it continued to serve the armed forces before being handed over to the justice administration. Today, the complex is part of a comprehensive renovation project. Plans call for turning it into a cultural hub with new exhibition spaces, an Anglican museum, an institute for film history, and the library of the Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies. The adjacent gardens are also to be upgraded, and the course of the historic Aragonese walls will be uncovered.