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🇮🇹 The interior of the Royal Palace of Naples (Palazzo Reale di Napoli) photographed by the prolific Giorgio Sommer in 1888. Digitally enhanced.

It was one of several residences near Naples used by the House of Bourbon. Nowadays, it serves as a museum and houses some offices.

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🇮🇹 Via Stabiana in the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii - captured by Giorgio Sommer around 1888. Pompeii was buried under volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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🇮🇹 The impressive interior of the Naples Cathedral captured by the prolific German-Italian photographer Giorgio Sommer in 1888. Digitally enhanced.

The construction of the cathedral began in the 13th century and was finished in the 19th century. It contains Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neo-gothic elements.

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🇮🇹 The cathedral in Palermo, on the southern Italian island of Sicily - captured by the German-Italian photographer Giorgio Sommer in 1888. Digitally enhanced.

The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was completed in the Middle Ages, but additions were ongoing until the 18th century.

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🇮🇹 The ruins of the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, in southern Italy - captured by the famous German-Italian photographer Giorgio Sommer around 1888.

The temple was built in 120 BC and was dedicated to the Greek and Roman god Apollo. Pompeii was buried under volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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🇮🇹 The spectacular Amalfi Coast (Costiera amalfitana) in southern Italy, captured by the prolific German-born photographer Giorgio Sommer, probably between 1888 and 1903. He moved to Naples in Italy in 1856 and founded one of Italy's best-known photographic companies at the time.

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