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San Francesco di Paola

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San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
San Francesco di Paola
Phone:
+39 340 399 0187

Hours:
Sunday8:30am - 7:30pm
Monday8:30am - 7:30pm
Tuesday8:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday8:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday8:30am - 7:30pm
Friday8:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday8:30am - 7:30pm


San Francesco di Paola is a church in Naples. It is located at the west side of Piazza del Plebiscito, the city's main square. In the early 19th century, King Joachim Murat of Naples planned the entire square and the large building with the colonnades as a tribute to the emperor. When Napoleon was finally dispatched, the Bourbons were restored to the throne of Naples. Ferdinand I continued the construction - finished in 1816 - but converted the final product into the church one sees today. He dedicated it to Saint Francis of Paola, who had stayed in a monastery on this site in the 16th century. The church is reminiscent of the 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. The portico is by Neapolitan architect Leopoldo Laperuta, while the main building is by the Swiss architect Pietro Bianchi.
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