Plebiscito Square is one of the most harmonious and impressive squares in Naples, representing the heart, and, in recent years, the symbol of the city. It takes its current name from the plebiscite held in October 1860, with which Naples and all of southern Italy (up until that point part of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies, under the Bourbon dynasty) ratified its annexation to Piedmonts’ Kingdom of Savoy. Until then the square was called Largo del Palazzo (square of the Palace) as it extended in front of the Royal Palace.
At the centre of the square lie the equestrian statues of Charles III of Bourbon (sculpted by Canova) and of Ferdinand I (sculpted by Calì).
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