Museo Cappella Sansevero
Museo Cappella Sansevero is a museum in Municipalità 2, Naples, Campania which is located on Via Francesco de Sanctis. Museo Cappella Sansevero is situated nearby to the memorial Veiled Christ, as well as near the historic building Palazzo di Sangro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Monday 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Email: info@museosansevero.it
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà” and “The Sansevero Chapel Museum”
- Address: Via Francesco de Sanctis 19 and 21, 80134
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo di Sangro and San Domenico Maggiore.
Palazzo di Sangro
Historic building
Photo: IlSistemone, Public domain.
Palazzo di Sangro, also known as either Palazzo de Sangro di Sansevero or Palazzo Sansevero, is a late-Renaissance-style aristocratic palace facing the church of San Domenico Maggiore, separated by the via named after the church, in the city center of Naples, Italy.
San Domenico Maggiore
Church
Photo: IlSistemone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Domenico Maggiore is a Gothic, Roman Catholic church and monastery, founded by the friars of the Dominican Order, and located in the square of the same name in the historic center of Naples.
Veiled Christ
Memorial
Photo: David Sivyer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Veiled Christ is a carved marble tomb effigy completed in 1753 by the Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino. It is formed from a single block of white marble and was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro, a prince of Sansevero, as the centrepiece of the Cappella Sansevero, in Naples, Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Giuseppe and Porto.
San Giuseppe
Suburb
San Giuseppe is a quartiere or neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy, which includes many of the points of interest on the western side of the historic centre of the city, including the square and church of Gesù Nuovo, the buildings along via Benedetto Croce and the square, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore.
Porto
Suburb
Photo: lance mountain, CC BY 2.0.
Porto is one of the thirty quarters of the city of Naples. It covers 1.14 square kilometres, and as of 2009, had 5738 inhabitants. Porto is in the 2nd municipality subdivision, adjacent to the main passenger and freight terminals of the Port of Naples, in the historic part of the city.
Pendino
Suburb
Pendino is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples, southern Italy. It covers an area of 0.63 km2 and in 2009 had a population of 15,588 inhabitants. The neighbourhood is part of the historical city centre, including the Palazzo Como, that houses the Filangieri Civic Museum, on the main north–south street in the area, Via Duomo.
Museo Cappella Sansevero
- Categories: church, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Municipalità 2, Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.84931° or 40° 50′ 58″ northLongitude
14.25492° or 14° 15′ 18″ eastElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
8FGPR7X3+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 123977918OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
11127312
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Museo Cappella Sansevero” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣塞维罗博物馆”
- French: “Chapelle Sansevero”
- German: “Cappella Sansevero”
- Portuguese: “Capela de Sansevero”
- Russian: “Капелла Сансеверо”
- Spanish: “Capilla Sansevero”
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