Funiculì, Funiculà
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"Funiculì, Funiculà" is a traditional Neapolitan song, composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza, with lyrics by Peppino Turco, to commemorate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. It wa
PDF of the original sheet music of Funiculì, Funiculà, published in 1880 by Ricordi
Mount Vesuvius funicular in the 19th century
The "Vesuvio" carriage of the Mount Vesuvius funicular. The tracks can be seen extending to the top
A stereogram of the lower station of the Vesuvius funicular, some time between 1880 and 1900
Mount Vesuvius
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Mount Vesuvius is a somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Camp
Funiculì, Funiculà
…traditional Neapolitan song, composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza, with lyrics by Peppino Turco, to commemorate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. It was presented by Turco and Denza at the Piedigrotta festival the same year. The sheet music was published by Ricordi and sold over a million copies…
Mount Vesuvius
City of Naples with Mount Vesuvius viewed from the Castel Sant'Elmo
The main cone of Vesuvius and the cliff of Monte Somma's caldera separated by the Inferno and Gigante valley
Famous view of Vesuvius and the historic Pine of Naples overlooking the city of Naples in the 19th century, by Giorgio Sommer