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Piazza Ferdinando Fuga is a square in
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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 Quir ...
, the architect who made many of his main works in Naples, including the Girolamini church and the Real Albergo dei Poveri. The piazza is popularly known as ''piazzetta Fuga'' for its modest size. During the fascist period it was known as''piazza Franco Belfiore'' to commemorate a young fascist who fell fighting in a clash in 1921.


Historical notes and description

The square is built with a triangular plan. Both via Cimarosa and via Lordi flow into it. Three important buildings are within the square: the
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station, Palazzo Avena and the entrance to Villa Haas (Villa Palazzolo).


Transportation

The square can be reached via the
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, 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


Notes

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 Quir ...