Landmark
Piazza Garibaldi e monumento a Garibaldi
The Teatro Sociale square, with Ettore Ferrari's equestrian statue.
A historic-centre square facing the Teatro Sociale and home to the October Fair. At its centre stands the bronze equestrian monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi on a granite base.
Fact sheet
- Period
- Monumento inaugurato il 15 novembre 1896
- Architect / author
- Ettore Ferrari (scultore), con la consulenza di Camillo Boito
- Style
- Late 19th-century bronze equestrian statue
History
The square stands where the church of Santa Giustina was, demolished in 1808–1809. After Garibaldi's death in 1882 a citizens' committee raised funds for the monument, entrusted to sculptor Ettore Ferrari and unveiled on 15 November 1896.
Facts checked against the listed sources on Sun, 4 Oct
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 45100 Rovigo