Piazza del Plebiscito

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Piazza del Plebiscito
Public Square
View of Piazza del Plebiscito on the Basilica side
View of Piazza del Plebiscito on the Basilica side
DesignLeopoldo Laperuta, Antonio de Simone
Construction1809-1846
Opening date1846
Area23.000 m²
SurfaceVesuvian Volcanic Rock
Dedicated toPlebiscite of the 21st October 1860
LocationNaples, Italy
Coordinates: 40°50′11″N 14°14′53″E / 40.83639°N 14.24806°E / 40.83639; 14.24806

Piazza del Plebiscito (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjattsa del plebiʃˈʃiːto]; Neapolitan: Chiazza d''o Plebbiscito) is a large public square in central Naples, Italy.

History

Named after the

church of San Francesco di Paola (west) with its hallmark twin colonnades extending to each side. Other noted adjacent buildings include the Palazzo Salerno and, its mirror, the Prefecture Palace
(on the left arm of the church).

In the first years of the 19th century, the King of Naples,

Pantheon in Rome. The façade is fronted by a portico resting on six columns and two Ionic pillars. Inside, the church is circular with two side chapels. The dome
is 53 metres high.

In 1963, a municipal ordinance transformed the square into a public parking lot to cope with the uncontrolled increase of cars in the city.[1] The square was thus disfigured (among other things, in addition to the car park there was also an extensive parking area for public transport buses close to the roadway, and even welcomed a large yard for the construction of the Rapid Tramway towards the end of the eighties) until in 1994, on the occasion of the G7 summit, the square was renovated, first replacing the asphalt of the roadway behind the Royal Palace with the more traditional paving stones, and then pedestrianizing it in its entirety.[2]

Occasionally, the square is used for open-air concerts. Artists who have performed here include popular Italian and Neapolitan artists, such as Franco Battiato and Pino Daniele, as well as international stars including Elton John, Maroon 5 and Muse.[3] In May 2013, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band gave a concert at the venue.[4]

Gallery

References

  1. ISBN 978-8854185029
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  2. ^ Antonio Bassolino (1996). La repubblica delle città. Donzelli Editore. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Piazza del Plebiscito Naples Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Naples, Italy - Piazza Plabiscito". brucespringsteen.net. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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