Dome of Doumo di Napoli - Naples, Campania, Italy
N 40° 51.165 E 014° 15.612
33T E 437643 N 4522674
Doumo di Napoli is one of the city's grandest cathedrals. Above the altar one will find a large dome. The fresco cycle around the dome illustrates the life of San Gennaro. It was painted by Domenichino.
Waymark Code: WMKBME
Location: Campania, Italy
Date Posted: 03/15/2014
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Doumo di Napoli is one of the city's grandest cathedrals. Above the altar one will find a large dome. The fresco cycle around the dome illustrates the life of San (Saint) Gennaro. It was painted by Domenichino.
San Gennaro relics are preserved in the cathedral.
King Carlo I d'Angio built this cathedral in the 13th century on the site of a 6th-century building that, in turn, stood next to the 4th-century Basilica di Santa Restituta, which is now part of the Duomo.
Address:
Via Duomo, 147
Napoli
ITALY
Hours Open: Not listed
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