Naples Italy Tourist Information
Located in the heart of the ancient center of Naples Italy, the Sansevero Chapel Museum is a jewel of the international artistic heritage. Baroque creativity and dynastic pride, beauty and mystery intertwine here, creating a unique atmosphere, almost out of time. The Sansevero Chapel is one of the most important museums in Naples Italy. Located near Saint Domenico Maggiore Square, this church, now deconsecrated, is adjacent to the family palace of the princes of Sansevero, separated from it by an alley once surmounted by a suspension bridge which allowed family members to access the place privately of worship. Among masterpieces such as the famous Veiled Christ, whose image has traveled the world for the prodigious “weaving” of the marble veil, wonders of virtuosity such as Disillusion and enigmatic presences such as the Anatomical Machines, the Sansevero Chapel represents one of the most singular monuments that human ingenuity has ever conceived. According to legend, the marble veil that can be observed on the body of Christ is made up of a veil of real fabric that has undergone a transformation into rock (marbling) thanks to the application of a substance created by the Prince of San Severo, a famous alchemist. In […]
Via Francesco de Sanctis, 19/21, Naples, Italy
The Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption, you discover suddenly, like so many of the beauties of Naples Italy. Walking along the street of the same name, it is striking for the majesty of the Gothic facade. The Cathedral was probably begun by Charles II of Anjou and completed in 1313 by his son Robert the Wise, although there is a hypothesis that anticipates his under Charles I. The current appearance is the result of the numerous interventions that have occurred over the centuries which have partly altered the original Gothic forms. The façade of the Cathedral of Naples Italy, about 50 meters high, has three portals: two lateral and one central. The portals are both aligned with the side aisles and the apse chapels dedicated to the saints. The door on the right was only opened for the festivities celebrating San Gennaro and in some extraordinary cases. The central nave, 15 meters wide, has visibly been adapted over the centuries. The numerous restorations it has undergone have obviously changed its appearance, even the modernizations have given it an appearance that may not be too coherent, but very fascinating. The interior has a Latin cross with three naves with a depth […]
Via Duomo, 147, Naples, Italy
