Portici
[pawr-ti-chee; Italian pawr-tee-chee]
- a city in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples.
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Nor must we omit one of the greatest curiosities, preserved at Portici.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II)Charles Bucke
At Portici they are only the playthings of an idle court, which might destroy them if it thought about them.
The AdmiralDouglas Sladen
The frescoes on the walls were equal to most which they have peeled off and carried to Portici.
The AdmiralDouglas Sladen
A part of this form in which the impress of her breast is left, is preserved at Portici.
Louis Spohr's AutobiographyLouis Spohr
It stood between the "new diggings" and the royal palace of Portici.
Naples Past and PresentArthur H. Norway