Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...
, with a population of about 18,000.
Overview
San Ferdinando district includes, among the various landmarks, the
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Piazza del Plebiscito
Piazza del Plebiscito (; ) is a large public square in central Naples, Italy.
History
Named after the plebiscite taken on October 21, 1860, that brought Naples into the unified Kingdom of Italy under the House of Savoy, the piazza is very clos ...
San Ferdinando
San Ferdinando ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a populat ...
, from which the district is named.
History
The district began to develop during the 16th century, when the Spanish built a first Viceroy's palace, then replaced by the new
Royal Palace of Naples
The Royal Palace of Naples () is a historic building located in Piazza del Plebiscito, in the historic center of Naples, Italy. Although the main entrance is located in this square, there are other accesses to the complex, which also includes th ...
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Domenico Fontana
Domenico Fontana (154328 June 1607) was an Italian"Domenico Fontana." ''