Fontana di Capodimonte, Baroque fountain in Capodimonte Park, Naples, Italy

The Fontana di Capodimonte stands at the foot of the monumental staircase designed by Antonio Niccolini, at the Tondo di Capodimonte, near the Basilica dell'Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio and the Fontana della Duchessa. It is a historic water structure whose original function was a drinking trough for horses arriving up Via Santa Teresa and Corso Amedeo di Savoia before tackling the steep, winding Via Capodimonte.

The fountain was probably built when Antonio Niccolini redesigned the area, since he planned the monumental staircase that ends at it. Its original purpose was to water horses tired from climbing via Santa Teresa and corso Amedeo di Savoia before the steeper via Capodimonte. Little else is documented about its history.

The fountain is linked to the 1945 Neapolitan song "Munasterio 'e Santa Chiara" by Michele Galdieri and Alberto Barberis, whose verse names a "Funtanella 'e Capemonte". It is uncertain whether the verse refers to this fountain or to the nearby Fontana della Duchessa further along the road.

The fountain stands at the foot of the monumental staircase designed by Antonio Niccolini, at the Tondo di Capodimonte, near the Basilica dell'Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio and the Fontana della Duchessa. It is reached along Via Capodimonte, the steep, winding climb that follows Via Santa Teresa and Corso Amedeo di Savoia.

The fountain is linked to the 1945 Neapolitan song "Munasterio 'e Santa Chiara" by Michele Galdieri and Alberto Barberis, whose verse names a "Funtanella 'e Capemonte"; it is uncertain whether the song means this fountain or the nearby Fontana della Duchessa.