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Comment: A big Nicola Spedalieri statue ("La Nuova Italia a Nicola Spedalieri - MCMIII") was built in Rome very close to the Vatican (in Piazza Cesarini Sforza, on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, in the New Church). Nicola Spedalieri (Bronte 12.6.1740 -- Rome 11.26.1795), great philosopher, was an author of the "De diritti dellā Uomo" (The rights of man) with which he was the first in Italy to talk about the natural rights of man and proclaimed from Rome the sacredness of principles of equality and freedom. The statue (the first of a Sicilian built in the Capital) was sculpted by the Sicilian Mario Rutelli, winner of the national contest kept in Rome in April of 1895.
TombOfGaribaldi * Independence War Memorial Independance War Memorial, Janiculum, RomeAnd there's another monument on the Janiculum honoring Italian Patriots: a formal arched memorial with the inscription 'Roma o Morte' (Rome or death) honors the patriots who died in the Italian Independence wars between 1848 and 1870. * 1536 x 2048 * (1.58MB)

MonumentoAGaribaldi1 * The largest monument on the Janiculum is the Garibaldi Monument, an enormous equestrian statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi, honoring the Italian patriot's heroics on this hill in 1849. The statue, located at the center of a small piazza, was built in 1895 after a design by Emilio Gallori. Anita Garibaldi Monument, Janiculum, RomeFour sculptures on the large pedestal depict both battle and allegorical scenes. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.26MB)

MonumentoAGaribaldi2 * 2304 x 3072 * (4.36MB)

MonumentoWifeOfGaribaldi1 * Giuseppe Garibaldi wife Anita, who fought alongside him is also honored with an equestrian statue. Created in 1932 by Mario Rutelli it depicts Anita Garibaldi with a pistol in her right hand holding a baby in her other hand. The two Garibaldi statues are a mere 200 meters apart, connected via the Viale aldo Fabrizi. * 1536 x 2048 * (1.71MB)

FaroDelGianicolo * Manfredi Lighthouse A totally different sight on the hilltop is the Manfredi lighthouse. Built in 1911, it was a gift from Italian immigrants in Argentina to Rome. * 1536 x 2048 * (1.47MB)
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