Piazzetta del Pilo del Piave, Vittoriale degli

Piazzetta del Pilo del Piave, with a stone column built 1934-35 symbolising the broken arch of a bridge near the Piave, and on top, a Vittoria del Piave, 1935, by Arrigo Minerbi, with chained feet, symbolising the will of resistance of the Italian army after the Caporetto route, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1934-35 Arrigo Brescia Caporetto Cypress Degli Fondazione Gabriele Gallese Garda Gardone Giardini Grandi Italiani Lombardy Montenevoso Piave Piazzetta Pilo Riviera Shrine Victories Vittoria Vittoriale

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