Santa Chiara and the Allied bombing of Naples - Naples, Italy
N 40° 50.763 E 014° 15.193
33T E 437048 N 4521935
The Church of Santa Chiara was destroyed in the raid on 4 August 1943, by 400 American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the Northwest African Strategic Air Force (NASAF) which targeted the Axis submarine base at Naples.
Waymark Code: WM17XMA
Location: Campania, Italy
Date Posted: 04/17/2023
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The original church was built in Gotico Angioiano style, but was decorated in the 17th century in Baroque style by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. After the edifice was partially destroyed by a fire after the Allied bombings during World War II, it was brought back to the alleged original state by a disputed restoration, which was completed in 1953.
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