The Palace of the Immacolatella is a late
Baroque
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style palace at water's edge in
Naples
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, Italy.
The palace design is attributed to the multifaceted painter, sculptor, and architect,
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro and it was completed in 1740s to the quarantine station for the port of Naples. At the time, it stood on a peninsula connected to the mainland, connected through the church of
Santa Maria del Portosalvo (Holy Mary of the Safe Haven). The area to the north was filled in the 1930s
The palace is so named because of the statue of the ''Immaculate Conception'' by
Francesco Pagano, which stands on the roof line over the entrance. The famous Immacolatella fountain, now called
Fountain of the Giant, was initially associated with the building, and designed by
Michelangelo Naccherino. It was relocated and now stands on the seaside road, via Nazario Sauro, near the
Castel dell'Ovo
Castel dell'Ovo ("Egg Castle") is a seafront castle in Naples, located on the former island of Megaride, now a peninsula, on the Gulf of Naples in Italy. The castle's name comes from a legend about the Roman Republic, Roman poet Virgil, who had a ...
.
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1740s establishments in Italy
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