The oldest of the three obelisks in the centro storico , the Guglia di San Gennaro was dedicated to the city's patron saint in 1636. Like the Guglia di San Domenico, it was a token of gratitude, only this time to San Gennaro for protecting the city from the 1631 eruption of Mt Vesuvius. The stonework is by Cosimo Fanzago, the bronze statue at the top by Tommaso Montani.
