102 NEW PICTURE OF NAPLES.
architect employed on this beautiful palace.
The front, which is about 422 feet in length,
displays three orders of architecture, orna¬
mented with Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
pilasters. In the first order are three large
entrances; that in the centre is furnished with
four beautiful granite columns, supporting a
balcony; the others have only two. In the se-
cond and third order, which form two apart¬
ments, are 42 windows orcasements. The whole
building is surmounted by a magnificent entab¬
lature, above which is a steeple, containing a
clock. The court is surrounded by two rows of
piazzas, one above another: the communica-
tion with these is formed by a superb, commo¬
dious, and broad staircase, ornamented with
two colossal figures of the Ebro and Tagus.
In this palace are large and beautiful apart
ments, ornamented with rich furniture, fres¬
coes, and several pictures by good masters.
In a large room, called the viceroy’s hall, are
portraits of all the viceroys who have governed
the kingdom of Naples, executed by Cheva¬