Porta Capuana
The Porta Capuana is a Renaissance city gate in Naples, Italy, originally passing through the medieval city walls, of which two bastions remain to the sides.Photo: August Dominus, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Caterina a Formiello and Fontana del Formiello.
Santa Caterina a Formiello
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Caterina a Formiello is a church in Naples, in southern Italy, located at the extreme eastern end of the old historic center of the city, on Via Carbonara and Piazza Enrico de Nicola, near the gate called Porta Capuana.
Fontana del Formiello
Fountain
Photo: Sordelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fontana del Formiello is a historic public fountain located at the rear exterior of the Castel Capuano, facing Piazza Enrico de Nicola, and across the street from the church and convent of Santa Caterina a Formiello in Naples, Italy.
Sant’Anna a Capuana
Church
Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sant'Anna a Capuana is a church located on the piazza of the same name in Naples, Italy. The church was founded in the 16th century near the former city gate at Porta Capuana, as a small chapel for the monks of the Convent of San Francesco di Paola. Sant’Anna a Capuana is situated 150 metres north of Porta Capuana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borgo Sant’Antonio Abate and San Lorenzo.
Borgo Sant’Antonio Abate
Neighborhood
Photo: Mark1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate is a neighborhood in Naples, Italy. It was founded in the 15th century.
San Lorenzo
Suburb
San Lorenzo is a district of Naples, Italy. It incorporates the precise geographical center of the ancient Greco-Roman city, centered on the intersection of Via San Gregorio Armeno and Via dei Tribunali.
Vicaria
Suburb
Vicaria, often known as Il Vasto, is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples, southern Italy, lying immediately to the east of the historical city centre. It borders the districts of Poggioreale, Zona Industriale and San Lorenzo, which together with Vicaria make up the 4th municipality of the city.
Porta Capuana
- Type: City gate
- Description: city gate in Naples, Italy
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipalità 4, Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.85442° or 40° 51′ 16″ northLongitude
14.26546° or 14° 15′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FGPV738+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 158945390OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q834089
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Porta Capuana” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡普阿门”
- Croatian: “Porta Capuana”
- Dutch: “Porta Capuana”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا كابوانا”
- French: “Porta Capuana”
- German: “Porta Capuana”
- Hungarian: “Porta Capuana”
- Italian: “Porta Capuana”
- Portuguese: “Porta Capuana”
- Russian: “Порта Капуана”
- Spanish: “Puerta Capuana”
- Turkish: “Capuana Kapısı”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Enrico De Nicola and Piazza San Francesco di Paola.
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