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Monument to Dante at Piazza Signoria

The Dante Monument is a landmark place, here there are “lost” tourists and townspeople make appointments. The convenient location and love of Italians for the creator of "Divine Comedy" is the key to the popularity of the monument. It was staged for the 600th anniversary of the poet.

Monument to Dante

Signoria Square (Piazza dei Signori), surrounded by medieval buildings, Veronians called "Dante's Square". In the center of Piazza Dante there is a monument to the poet Dante (full name Durante degli Aligieri), the great Florentine.

Piazza Signoria - a place surprisingly cozy, bright, solemn. The Dante Monument (Monumento a Dante) stands in the center - a three-meter figure of the poet in a cloak, on a three-tier pedestal of Carrara marble. There is a laurel wreath on Dante's head. The book in his hand is probably Divine Comedy. The stone poet looks carefully at passers-by.

Statue of Dante (La statua di Dante)

Why did Alighieri decide to immortalize in Verona? Political intrigues in 1302 forced the poet to leave Florence. Kangrande della Skala - a brave warrior, a generous philanthropist - a representative of the Scaliger family, invited Alighieri to Verona. The patron in every possible way helped Dante and the sons of the poet. Alighieri lived 13 years in Verona, here he wrote "Purgatory".

The monument to Dante, created by Hugo Zannoni, was erected on the sixth anniversary of the poet (1865). Nearby open cafe "Dante." The interiors are decorated in a "Dante" style; on the walls are large scrolls with quotes.

At the monument to the poet, capoeira fights are being played out now, guitar chimes are sounding.

Signoria Square and the Dante Monument

How to get there

Take buses 70, 71, 96, 97 to the stop P.za Erbe Fr. 21.

Watch the video: Places to see in Florence - Italy Piazza Santa Croce (November 2024).

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