The Victory Monument ( Italian : Monumento alla Vittoria ; German : Siegesdenkmal ) is a monument in Bolzano , northernmost Italy , erected on the personal orders of Benito Mussolini in South Tyrol , which had been annexed from Austria after World War I . The 19 metre wide Victory Gate was designed by architect Marcello Piacentini and substituted the former Austrian Kaiserjäger monument, torn down in 1926–27. Its construction in Fascist style , displaying lictorial pillars, was dedicated to the "Martyrs of World War I".
12-1115: Victory Monument may refer to the following structures: Bolzano Victory Monument in Italy Bukgwan Victory Monument in North Korea Victory Monument (Bangkok) in Thailand Victory Monument (Chicago) in the United States of America Victory Monument (Tolyatti) in Russia Victory Monument (Riga) in Latvia Victory Monument (Khankendi) in Azerbaijan Victory Monument (Ankara) in Turkey See also [ edit ] Triumphal arch Victory column Category:Victory monuments Topics referred to by
24-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bolzano Victory Monument The following Latin script can be seen on the main façade: The monument was inaugurated on 12 July 1928 by King Victor Emmanuel III and major representatives of the fascist government. The inscription, referring to Roman imperial history , was seen as provocative by many within
36-621: The German -speaking majority in the province of South Tyrol. On the day of the inauguration there was a counter-demonstration with 10,000 people in Innsbruck . Since its construction, the monument has been a focal point of the tensions between the Italian and German speaking communities in Bolzano and in the whole region; after various attempts to blow it up carried out by South Tyrolean separatist groups in
48-491: The Fascist Party itself. It consists of 57 panels of variable width, 2.75 metres high, placed in two superimposed rows, for a linear development of 36 metres, an area of 198 square metres and a total weight of about 95 tonnes. These dimensions probably make it the most impressive bas-relief made during fascism and still exposed to the public. Despite being state-owned and continuous protests by German-speaking South Tyroleans,
60-766: The Victory Monument, in 2017 also the former Casa del Fascio and its monumental fascist bas-relief have been recontextualized on behalf of the Provincial Administration by adding an illuminated inscription quoting Hannah Arendt . Both initiatives combined a historical approach with a touch of irony, aiming to turning difficult heritages into democratic resources. 46°30′02″N 11°20′42″E / 46.50056°N 11.34500°E / 46.50056; 11.34500 Casa del Fascio (Bolzano) The former Casa del Fascio in Bolzano (also Casa Littoria )
72-508: The initiative of the South Tyrolean Provincial Administration and on the basis of a joint historical commission proposal, to an intervention of historicization and recontextualization , on an artistic project by Arnold Holzknecht and Michele Bernardi, with the affixing of an illuminated inscription bearing a quotation from the philosopher Hannah Arendt in three languages ( Italian , German , Ladin ) — "No one has
84-657: The late 1970s, it has been fenced off to protect it from further defacement . Only in 2014, by a joint decision taken by the Italian Ministry of Culture, the South Tyrolean Provincial Government and the Municipality of Bolzano, the Monument has been reopened to the public along with a permanent exhibition (under the title "BZ '18–'45: one monument, one city, two dictatorships") focussing on the history of
96-710: The monument, within the context of Fascism and the Nazi occupation. In 2016, the exhibition was granted a special commendation by the Judging Panel of the European Museum of the Year Award which pointed out that "the exhibition reintegrates a controversial monument, which has long served as the focal point of battles over politics, culture, and regional identity. The project is a highly courageous and professional initiative to promote humanism, tolerance and democracy." Similarly to
108-468: The opposite Justice Palace, built between 1939 and 1956 to a concave design by Paolo Rossi de Paoli and Michele Busiri Vici. The former Casa del Fascio bears a monumental bas-relief designed and sculptured by Hans Piffrader, placed above a large balcony, with Benito Mussolini on horseback in the centre and in the act of the Roman salute and telling the story of the "triumph of Fascism ", a work commissioned by
120-657: The relief remained untouched for decades. In 2011, the Italian Minister of Culture Sandro Bondi finally agreed to a contextualisation or removal of several fascist era remains in the province during negotiations with members of parliament of the South Tyrolean People's Party about an upcoming vote of no-confidence . In 2017, like the Bolzano Victory Monument , the Piffrader frieze was also subjected, on
132-429: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Victory Monument . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victory_Monument&oldid=1193054149 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732844576455144-704: Was built between 1939 and 1942 in a rationalist style on a project by the architects Guido Pelizzari, Francesco Rossi and Luis Plattner, as the seat of the Italian Fascist Party and its collateral organisations, in Piazza del Tribunale ( German : Gerichtsplatz ; formerly Piazza Arnaldo Mussolini ). Since the end of World War II it has housed the State Financial Offices and other state bodies operating in South Tyrol . The convex-shaped building relates to
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