Statue of Alfonso V of Aragon, Palazzo Reale de

Statue of Alfonso V of Aragon, 1396-1458, or Alfonso the Magnanimous, King of Naples and Sicily, by Achille D'Orsi, 1845-1929, on the Western facade of the Palazzo Reale de Napoli, on the Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples, Campania, Italy. Alfonso defeated the Angevins and triumphantly entered Naples on February 23rd, 1442. He commissioned the triumphal arch at the Castel Nuovo. The Royal Palace of Naples was a residence of the Bourbon Kings, built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Italian Baroque and Neoclassical styles. Naples is the second largest city in Italy and has been settled since the 2nd millennium BC. The historic city centre is the largest in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13438573

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45123457

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4432px x 7087px (10.2MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen