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Naples ( / ˈneɪpəlz / NAY-pəlz; Italian: Napoli [ˈnaːpoli] ⓘ; Neapolitan: Napule [ˈnɑːpələ]) [ a] is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, [ 3] after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. [ 4] Its province-level municipality is the third-most ...
Kingdom of Italy 1861–1946. Italian Republic 1946–present. Map of Parthenope (Palaeopolis) and Neapolis. The history of Naples is long and varied, dating to Greek settlements established in the Naples area in the 2nd millennium BC. [ 1] During the end of the Greek Dark Ages a larger mainland colony – initially known as Parthenope ...
The National Archaeological Museum of Naples ( Italian: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, abbr. MANN) is an important Italian archaeological museum, particularly for ancient Roman remains. Its collection includes works from Greek, Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from the nearby Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum ...
The Royal Palace of Naples (Italian: Palazzo Reale di Napoli) is a historic building located in Piazza del Plebiscito, in the historic center of Naples, Italy.Although the main entrance is located in this square, there are other accesses to the complex, which also includes the gardens and the Teatro di San Carlo, from the Piazza Trieste e Trento, Piazza del Municipio and Via Acton.
The historic center, or Centro Storico, of Naples, Italy represents the historic nucleus of the city, spanning 27 centuries. Almost the entirety of the historic center, approximately 1021 hectares, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, [1] and included in the list of historic assets to be protected; its particular uniqueness lying ...
1349 – Earthquake. 1368 – Certosa di San Martino inaugurated. 1382 – Argonauts of Saint Nicholas instituted. 1438 – Renato of Anjou is the king of Naples. 1442 – Alfonso V of Aragon conquers Naples. Naples became the capital of the Crown of Aragon. [6] 1471 – Printing press in operation.
The Metropolitan City of Naples ( Italian: città metropolitana di Napoli) is a metropolitan city in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Naples. The province was established on 1 January 2015 and contains 92 comuni ( sg.: comune ). [3] [4] It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and ...
Naples has the fourth-largest urban economy in Italy, after Milan, Rome and Turin. It is the world's 103rd-richest city by purchasing power, with an estimated 2011 GDP of US$83.6 billion. [1] [2] The port of Naples is one of the most important in Europe, and has the world's second-highest level of passenger flow, after the port of Hong Kong. [3]