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Piazza Ferdinando Fuga, popularly known as ''piazzetta Fuga'' for its modest size and called during the fascist period ''piazza Franco Belfiore'' to commemorate a young fascist who fell fighting in a clash in 1921, is a square in
Piazza Ferdinando Fuga, popularly known as ''piazzetta Fuga'' for its modest size and called during the fascist period ''piazza Franco Belfiore'' to commemorate a young fascist who fell fighting in a clash in 1921, is a square 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 ...
located in the Vomero district. It is dedicated to Ferdinando Fuga
Ferdinando Fuga (11 November 1699 – 7 February 1782) was an Italian architect who was born in Florence, and is known for his work in Rome and Naples. Much of his early work was in Rome, notably, the Palazzo della Consulta (1732–7) at the Qui ...
, the architect who made many of his main works in Naples, including the Girolamini church and the Real Albergo dei Poveri.
Historical notes and description
The square has a triangular plan and via Cimarosa and via Lordi flow into it. In it we find three important buildings: theCentral Funicular
The Central Funicular (Italian: ''Funicolare Centrale''), is one of four funiculars in the public transportion system of Naples, Italy. The system is a true funicular: an inclined railway with two passenger cars, connected via cables, operating ...
station, Palazzo Avena and the entrance to Villa Haas (Villa Palazzolo).
Transportation
The square can be reached via theCentral Funicular
The Central Funicular (Italian: ''Funicolare Centrale''), is one of four funiculars in the public transportion system of Naples, Italy. The system is a true funicular: an inclined railway with two passenger cars, connected via cables, operating ...
, of which it is the terminus. On the west side the square is connected with via Morghen by the stairs of via Cimarosa, equipped in 2002 with urban escalators built by the Municipality and managed by ANM.{{Cite web, title=ANM Web Site - Funicolare Centrale, url=http://www.anm.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=100, access-date=2021-02-17, website=www.anm.it
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