Palazzo della Casa del Mutilato, Naples

The Palazzo della Casa del Mutilato (Palace of the House of the Mutilated) is a building, located on via Guantai Nuovi and via Diaz, in piazza Matteotti in Naples, Italy.

The Casa del Mutilato building was constructed from 1938 to 1940 for the Associazione Nazionale fra Mutilati ed Invalidi di Guerra (National Association of Soldiers Mutilated and Invalid from War).

The predilection of the word Mutilato as opposed to invalidi (invalid) or feriti (wounded) or offeso (injured) is not lacking of connotation.

It is true that amputation or unrepairable injuries were more common during the first world war than our present conflicts, and thus the residual observations of the wounded included "mutilated" individuals, however, there was a fascist attachment to Gabrielle D'Annunzio historical assessment of the results of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference for Italy as a Vittoria Mutilata (Mutilated victory), and that this idea fueled the rise of nationalism.

Multiple such Casa del Mutilato were established in Italy to service the thousands of wounded soldiers.