Arco della Vittoria
The Arco della Vittoria ( Arch of Victory ), also Monumento ai Caduti or Arco dei Caduti ( monument or arch for the fallen ) stands in the middle of the Piazza della Vittoria in Genoa . The neoclassical triumphal arch was built to commemorate those who fell in World War I and was inaugurated on May 31, 1931.
In 1923, the city of Genoa decided to erect a memorial for the victory in World War I or a memorial for its fallen. At the same time, urban development measures were planned in the area of the Piazza della Vittoria, which had previously been used as a military parade ground and which was bordered in the east by the still open Bisagno . It was built over from 1928 to 1931 and now flows under the Via Brigate Partigiane.
The design committee decided on a design by the architect Marcello Piacentini and the sculptor Arturo Dazzi. It combines stylistic elements of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance and thus underlines the heroic and triumphant character of the monument. The design was later revised and the design simplified.
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The arch stands on an elliptical base, which in turn lies at the crossroads within a green area. In the underground crypt there is a of Rosso Levanto crafted altar and other sculptures and the names of 680,000 dead.
The structure is supported on the outside by 12 cuboid pillars . In front of the pillars are a total of 16 Doric columns on which there are allegorical figures. Two lunettes rest on four Doric columns inside the gateway . They represent peace and family.
Again on the outside, two friezes show scenes of the war: the Italian infantry units Alpini and Bersaglieri , motifs of the navy and the air force , the theaters of war on the Piave and Isonzo rivers, which were important for Italy during World War I, as well as the Red Cross and a field fair . A soldier on the west side of the frieze bears the facial features of Benito Mussolini . The corners at the level of the lower frieze are accentuated by rusting , based on Roman trophies .
Along the attic there are inscriptions u. a. with the year of construction and a dedication to the "sons who died for the fatherland, fighting on land, sea and in the air (...) 1915–1918" (I FILGLI MORTI PER LA PATRIA COMBATTENDO IN TERRA IN MARE IN CIELO ( ...) MXMXV-MCMXVIII).
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Coordinates: 44 ° 24 ′ 11.1 " N , 8 ° 56 ′ 41.6" E