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Nile God Statue, Naples

The Statue of the Nile God is an Ancient Roman marble statue dating from the 2nd century AD. It is located at Piazzetta Nilo, at the start of via Nilo, in the quarter of the same name, and it is this statue that gives all their name.
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Photo: Istvánka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: statue
  • Also known as: “Corpo di Napoli”
  • Inscription: “Vetustissimam Nili Statuam Ab Alexandrinis Olim Ut Fama Est In Proximo Habitantibus Velut Patrio Numini Positam Deinde Temporum Injuria Corruptam Capiteque Truncatam Aediles Quidem Anni MDCLXVII Ne Quae Huic Regioni Celebre Nomen Fecit Sine Honore Jaceret”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria Assunta dei Pignatelli and Largo Corpo di Napoli.

Church
Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located at the end of Via Nilo in , region of Campania, Italy. In the small piazza in front of the church is an ancient Roman statue of the Nile God.

Photo: Istvánka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pendino and Porto.

Suburb
is one of the 30 quartieri of , 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.

Suburb
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is one of the thirty quarters of the city of Naples. It covers 1.14 square kilometres, and as of 2009, had 5738 inhabitants. 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.

Suburb
is a quartiere or neighbourhood of , 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 , the buildings along via Benedetto Croce and the square, Piazza .

Nile God Statue, Naples

Latitude
40.84875° or 40° 50′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.25621° or 14° 15′ 22″ east
Open location code
8FGPR7X4+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1777082761
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q3968659
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Nile God Statue, Naples” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “尼罗河神雕像 (那不勒斯)”
  • Chinese: “尼罗河神雕像”
  • Croatian: “Kip Boga Nila (Napulj)”
  • Croatian: “Kip Boga Nila”
  • Dutch: “Nile God Statue, Naples”
  • French: “Statue du dieu Nil”
  • French: “statue du Nil”
  • Italian: “Statua del dio Nilo”
  • Neapolitan: “‘O Cuorpo ’e Napule”
  • Neapolitan: “’O Cuorpo ’e Napule”
  • Spanish: “Estatua del dios Nilo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palazzo Carafa di Montorio and Palazzo del Panormita.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nile God Statue, Naples”. Photo: Istvánka, CC BY-SA 3.0.