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Palazzo Serra di Cassano

1730 establishments in ItalyHouses completed in 1730Palaces in Naples
Napoli Palazzo Serra di Cassano (ingresso)
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Palazzo Serra di Cassano is an aristocratic palace in Naples, Italy, built for the wealthy Serra family, one of the original 54 families of the 'old nobility' of Genoa, whose family was organized within an Albergo. The family insignia (crest) is frescoed on the ceiling of the Palazzo Serra's Great Hall. The family had economic interests in banking, insurance and law.

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Palazzo Serra di Cassano
Via Monte di Dio, Naples San Ferdinando

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Palazzo Serra di Cassano

Via Monte di Dio 14
80132 Naples, San Ferdinando
Campania, Italy
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