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SAN FRANCESCO DI PAOLA

The King Ferdinando IV built up the church in the 1816,for the celebration of his domination return after the decade of French government in Naples. The basilica is the "thanks" of the monarch to his Patron Saint for the reconquered throne,it is also remembered by the written on the facade and it was inserted in the restructure of the public square began by Gioacchino Murat with the construction of the arches. Built up on the model of the Pantheon of Rome. Inside,circular plant,there are some small lateral aisles and a huge dome.