There is no place of Italy from north to south of Italy where there is a plaque, a statue or even a house that you remember this great Father of the Country.
Well there is better way to remember that 150 years from the unification of Italy, if not talking about the equestrian statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi, located on the highest point of the Gianicolo in Rome.
The monument consists of a bronze statue that depicts the hero riding his white mare Marsala. E 'mail on a large marble pedestal, flanked by allegorical figures are carved in Europe and, in addition to the bas-reliefs that recall the landing at Marsala, the strength of Boiada, defense Rome and the group of freedom.
The equestrian statue is in bronze and stands on the high granite pedestal adorned with four groups also in bronze, representing: the defense of Rome in 1849, the Battle of Calatafimi in 1860, America and Europe.
placement of the monument was the subject of different interpretations over the years also political, since it was opened again when the relations between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See were interrupted. The official stated that the hero turns his gaze to the Vatican. After the Covenants of 1929, the statue was turned towards the Gianicolo at the behest of the Vatican itself. A well-known Roman legend emphasizes that now is rather to give the horse Terga to the Holy See. The monument was restored by the City of Rome in 1990.
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