Via dei Tribunali (Naples)
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Via dei Tribunali is a street in the old historic center of Naples
, Italy
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It was the main decumanus
— that is, the main east-west street—of the ancient Greek and then Roman city of Neapolis, paralleled to the south by the lower decumanus (now Spaccanapoli
) and to the north by the upper decumanus (now via Anticaglia). The three decumani were (and still are) intersected by numerous north-south cross-streets called cardini, together forming the grid of the ancient city. The modern streets that overlie the ancient streets, to a great extent, follow the ancient grid.
The length of the modern Via dei Tribunali was determined by the urban expansion requirements of the Spanish starting in the early 16th century. The street runs from the church of San Pietro a Maiella
and adjacent Naples Music Conservatory
at the west end of the old city for about three-quarters of a mile, passing the central cross-road at via San Gregorio Armenio, then crossing voa Duomo near the Cathedral of Naples
and ending at what was, until quite recently, the main Naples courthouse (Italian: Tribunale), from which the street draws its name.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
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It was the main decumanus
Decumanus Maximus
In Roman city planning, a decumanus was an east-west-oriented road in a Roman city, castra , or colonia. The main decumanus was the Decumanus Maximus, which normally connected the Porta Praetoria to the Porta Decumana .This name comes from the fact that the via decumana or decimana In Roman city...
— that is, the main east-west street—of the ancient Greek and then Roman city of Neapolis, paralleled to the south by the lower decumanus (now Spaccanapoli
Spaccanapoli (street)
Spaccanapoli is the main street that traverses the old, historic center of the city of Naples, Italy. The name is a popular usage and means, literally, "Naples splitter"...
) and to the north by the upper decumanus (now via Anticaglia). The three decumani were (and still are) intersected by numerous north-south cross-streets called cardini, together forming the grid of the ancient city. The modern streets that overlie the ancient streets, to a great extent, follow the ancient grid.
The length of the modern Via dei Tribunali was determined by the urban expansion requirements of the Spanish starting in the early 16th century. The street runs from the church of San Pietro a Maiella
San Pietro a Maiella
San Pietro a Majella is a church in Naples, Italy. The term may also refer to the adjacent Naples music conservatory, which occupies the premises of the monastery that used to form a single complex with the church....
and adjacent Naples Music Conservatory
Music Conservatories of Naples
The Music Conservatory of Naples is a music institution in Naples, southern Italy. It is currently located in the complex of San Pietro a Majella.-San Pietro a Majella:...
at the west end of the old city for about three-quarters of a mile, passing the central cross-road at via San Gregorio Armenio, then crossing voa Duomo near the Cathedral of Naples
Cathedral of Naples
Naples Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. It is widely known as the Cattedrale di San Gennaro, in honour of Saint Januarius, the city's patron saint, but is actually dedicated to the Assumption of the...
and ending at what was, until quite recently, the main Naples courthouse (Italian: Tribunale), from which the street draws its name.