Palais de l'Université de Naples - Frédéric II, Neobaroque palace in Naples, Italy.

Palazzo dell'Università of the University of Naples Federico II is a Neobaroque palace with a rusticated base, large arched windows, and Corinthian pilasters adorned with travertine slabs. The building spans across a considerable width and houses university administration offices along with several faculty departments.

Architects Pierpaolo Quaglia and Guglielmo Melisurgo designed this educational palace between 1897 and 1908 to accommodate the growing number of students. The project was part of Naples' modernization efforts at the end of the 1800s.

The bronze high relief on the central pediment is by Francesco Jerace and depicts Emperor Frederick II of Swabia founding the first university of his kingdom, among figures including the jurist Pier della Vigna, who helped organise the Studium of Naples. The side pediments on via Mezzocannone and via Tari carry bronzes by Achille D'Orsi: Giambattista Vico teaching the Scienza Nuova and Giordano Bruno before the Inquisition tribunal.

The building houses administration and teaching facilities, accessible through the Università station on Metro Line 1. Visitors should know that much of the building remains in active university use and access to some areas may be limited.

The Scalone della Minerva is a staircase, not a stair hall: it rises from the courtyard of the university palace and ends in the former Jesuit courtyard, climbing more than 7 metres. It was the link devised in the Quaglia and Melisurgo project between the new block on Corso Umberto I and the older Casa del Salvatore complex behind.