Via dei Tribunali is a street in the old historic center of
Naples
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Italy
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It was the main ''
decumanus'' or Decumanus Maggiore — that is, the main east-west street—of the ancient Greek and then Roman city of Neapolis, paralleled to the south by the lower ''decumanus'' (
Decumano Inferiore, now called Spaccanapoli) and to the north by the upper ''decumanus'' (
Decumano Superiore) (now ''via Anticaglia'' and ''Via della Sapienza''). The three ''decumani'' were (and still are) intersected by numerous north-south cross-streets called ''cardini'', together forming the grid of the ancient city. The modern streets/alleys that overlie and follow the ancient grid of these ancient streets.
The length of the modern ''Via dei Tribunali'' was determined by the urban expansion requirements of the Spanish starting in the early 16th century. The street runs from the church of
San Pietro a Maiella and adjacent
Naples Music Conservatory at the west end of the old city for about three-quarters of a mile, passing the central cross-road at via
San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno ("St. Gregory the Armenian") is a church and a monastery in Naples, Italy. It is one of the most important Baroque complexes in Naples. The church is located on a street of the same name just south of Via dei Tribunali and a f ...
, then crossing ''via Duomo'' near the
Cathedral of Naples
The Naples Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Napoli; nap, Viscuvato 'e Napule), or Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary ( it, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, links=no), is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the s ...
and ending at what was, until quite recently, the main Naples courthouse (Italian: ''
Tribunale''), from which the street draws its name.
Buildings and Structures
The following are important or ancient buildings along the Street from East to West:
*Church of
Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
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Sant'Antonio delle Monache a Port'Alba
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Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella
*Church of
San Pietro a Majella
*Church of
Croce di Lucca
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Pontano Chapel
*Church of
Santa Maria Maggiore alla Pietrasanta
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Palazzo Spinelli di Laurino
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Palazzo Filippo d'Angiò
*Basilica Church of
San Paolo Maggiore
San Paolo Maggiore is a basilica church in Naples, southern Italy, and the burial place of Gaetano Thiene, known as Saint Cajetan, founder of the Order of Clerics Regular (or Theatines). It is located on Piazza Gaetano, about 1-2 blocks north of ...
*Basilica Church of
San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a member of the Titerno Local Action Group.
Geography
San Lorenzo Maggiore covers 16.17 square kilometers of hilly land ...
*Church of
Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco
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Church of Girolamini
*Church of
Santa Maria della Colonna
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Duomo di Napoli (at corner of via Duomo)
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Guglia di San Gennaro
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Palazzo Caracciolo di Gioiosa
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Pio Monte della Misericordia
The Pio Monte della Misericordia is a church in the historic center of Naples, southern Italy. It is famous for its art works, including Caravaggio's '' The Seven Works of Mercy''.
A charity brotherhood (''Pio Monte della Misericordia'' meanin ...
*Church of
Santa Maria della Pace
Santa Maria della Pace is a church in Rome, central Italy, not far from Piazza Navona. The building lies in rione Ponte.
History
The current building was built on the foundations of the pre-existing church of Sant'Andrea de Aquarizariis in 1482 ...
*Church of
Santa Maria del Rifugio
*Church of
San Tommaso a Capuana
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Chapel of the Monte dei Poveri
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Castel Capuano
Castel Capuano is a castle in Naples, southern Italy. It takes its name from the fact that it was at that point in the city walls where the road led out to the city of Capua. The castle is at the southwest end of via dei Tribunali, and until re ...
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Guglia di San Gaetano
Tribunali
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