{"id":36040,"date":"2025-03-03T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/?p=36040"},"modified":"2025-06-21T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:35:00","slug":"probably-the-worlds-most-spectacular-underground-railway-in-naples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/en\/unterirdisch-in-neapel-die-vermutlich-spektakulaerste-u-bahn-der-welt\/","title":{"rendered":"Underground in Naples: the most spectacular underground railway in the world\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Naples is known for many things - the divine food, the eventful history, the vibrant culture, the mighty Mount Vesuvius. Hardly anyone talks about the local underground railway, but it has long been one of the most spectacular in the world. When you are overwhelmed on the escalator...<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \"Metro dell'Arte\" project has turned Naples into one of the most impressive urban art experiences in the world. More than 250 works of art are displayed along the various stations - and the stations themselves are extraordinary works of art in their own right: Naples' metro is the world's largest museum of contemporary art underground. The underground station as a cultural site and new hotspot for world tourism. 15 stations have already been converted, with more to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naples stop where you feel the sea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One of the most spectacular stops is Toledo station in the Spanish Quarter - here you can feel the sea, in the truest sense of the word. A 40 metre deep, spectacular light channel by Spanish artist Oscar Tusquets Blanca connects the underground shaft with the surface of the earth. The \"Olas\", the waves made of thousands of blue mosaic tiles on the ceiling and walls, let you feel the waves on the escalator. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US artist Robert Wilson has designed the interior of the tunnel with light harmonies in turquoise-blue that give you the feeling of being drawn into the canal. A few metres further on, his installation \"By the sea...you and me\" gives you the feeling of walking through water. This is made possible by a special printing technique on two very long LED light boxes, which creates the impression of movement when you change the viewing angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why \"Garibaldi\" and \"Chiaia\" are worthwhile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Garibaldi\", the underground station at the main railway station in Naples, is a completely different kind of spectacular: the futuristically designed station has \"floating\" escalators that cross over each other in an offset pattern. The whole thing is surrounded by mirrors - a surreal atmosphere in which everything blurs together. French star architect Dominique Perrault allows daylight to penetrate through the open-air construction to a depth of around 40 metres. We haven't even mentioned the works of art on display on site. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chiaia metro station in the neighbourhood of the same name, which looks like a sacred gallery thanks to Italian star architect Uberto Sioloa, was only completed in July 2024. The upper entrance is covered by a glass dome, through which light falls some 40 metres down to the tracks. The traveller is greeted by a figure of Jupiter with 24 arms - the patron saint of travellers - before descending the spectacular shaft via a spiral staircase. A verse by Ovid is engraved: \"Est in aqua dulci non invidiosa voluptas\" (translated: In pure water lies a pleasure that no one envies). The lower area is decorated in green and houses an exhibition of large reproductions from the National Archaeological Museum, almost cathedral-like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is an ancient temple at the cathedral stop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The \"Duomo\" station caused a sensation even before it was completed. During the excavation work for the construction of the station, parts of the temple of the Isolympic Games, which were founded by Augustus in 2 AD, were discovered. Numerous artefacts were discovered, including inscriptions in Greek, including the names of the winners of the games. This discovery had a decisive influence on the design of the art centre. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The descent to the platforms at a depth of 40 metres is clad with steel coatings in which hexagonal geometries are illuminated in different colours throughout the day. The station is designed like a walk through the day, with daylight coming through the spectacular glass dome at the very top, followed by illumination ranging from blue to the orange of sunset. A work of art by the Italian star architect couple Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas The walk through the day is symbolised in this way. A huge glass dome towers over the temple, which also lets light into the underground station. The temple and museum area are located on an intermediate level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great art from 1.50 euros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Since 2001, all new stops on the transport network have been built as aesthetic works of art. The art stations are managed and maintained by the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples together with the local public transport provider Azienda Napoletana Mobilit\u00e0 (ANM). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the art metro from Naples is considered one of the most spectacular underground railways in the world, such as in Moscow, Shanghai or Dubai. You probably won't find so much art cheaper anywhere else: a single journey currently costs 1.50 euros, a day ticket 4.50 euros.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n