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The Palazzo della Borsa is a monumental 19th-century palace located in the Piazza of the same name in
Beni Culturali
of Italy. The piazza in front, once known as the Piazza della Borsa is now known as Piazza Giovanni Bovio. In the center of the Piazza is now an equestrian statue of Vittorio Emmanuele II. The Piazza for most of the 20th century housed the 16th century Fountain of Neptune. During the Mussolini period, the two stunted flanking obelisks with ancient ship hulls (
Image:ParticolarePalazzoBorsaEsterno.jpg, Obelisks in front of palace
Image:Napoli - Piazza Borsa - Lapide 12-09-43.jpg, Entrance ''Lion and Genii'' statues
Image:InternoPalazzodellaBorsaNaples.jpg, Interior atrium or ''sala delle Grida''
The Palazzo della Borsa is a monumental 19th-century palace located in the Piazza of the same name in Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
, region of Campania, Italy. The building, built in an academic and elaborate Neo-renaissance style formerly housed the local stock exchange (Bourse), but now home to the Neapolitan Chamber of Commerce.
History
The palace was designed in 1895 by Alfonso Guerra andLuigi Ferrara
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Career
He began his career in feeder formula series such as the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Italian Formula Three and International Formula ...
. Flanking the front steps are two winged genii carrying torches and riding bronze lions. This sculpture by Luigi De Luca was meant as an allegory of ''the light of reason taming wild force''. The main salon has frescoed lunettes by Gustavo Mancinelli, Gaetano Esposito
Gaetano Esposito (November 17, 1858 – April 8, 1911) was an Italian painter.
Biography
He was born in Salerno. He first studied under Gaetano D'Agostino, but later enrolled at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts of Naples, where he studied unde ...
, Vincenzo Migliaro
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Biography
After learning the art of wood carving at courses held by the Società Centrale Operaia Napoletana and working in the studio of Stanislao Lista, Migliaro enrolled ...
, Alceste Campriani
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Life and career
He was born in Terni from a noble family. His father's political attachment to the cause of ...
, Salvatore Postiglione, Salvatore Cozzolino, Gaetano d’Agostino, and Giovanni Diana. This salon has stuccoes by Ciro Sannino and Vincenzo Belligiono. In the first floor is a statue by Giuseppe del Fico.of Italy. The piazza in front, once known as the Piazza della Borsa is now known as Piazza Giovanni Bovio. In the center of the Piazza is now an equestrian statue of Vittorio Emmanuele II. The Piazza for most of the 20th century housed the 16th century Fountain of Neptune. During the Mussolini period, the two stunted flanking obelisks with ancient ship hulls (
rostra
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) were added. A plaque in the entrance recalls four who died resisting against the German occupiers during the Four days of Naples in 1943
Gallery
References
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