Portici
Americannoun
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Somehow he managed to get Charles, Ferdinand’s father, to appoint him “keeper” of the royal museum at Portici, where the sculptures and the scrolls were kept.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 16, 2015
His Portici was gloriously built up on the buried Herculaneum of his past.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
It was perfectly well known that Herculaneum lay buried underneath Portici or Resina, and the prince began excavating of set purpose.
From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway
All was gloomy around; but the lights of Naples and Portici could be distinguished in the distance.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
Soon after Garcia's arrival there took place the production of one of Auber's best known works, "La Muette di Portici," or, as it is usually entitled, "Masaniello."
From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by M. (Malcolm) Sterling Mackinlay
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