Monument to The Great Adventure, Piacenza
Monument to The Great Adventure (Monumento La Grande Avventura) in the city of Piacenza is very simple. But, nevertheless, it symbolizes a significant event in the history of the commune. In 1982, a small town celebrated a great date – 2100 years from the day of its foundation. It was decided to create a monument to celebrate it. But its installation was a little late, and the monument was opened already in the following year – 1983. Its author was the local sculptor Bruno Cassinari. The monument is quite simple, and even schematic. On top there is a bronze sculpture of a woman on horseback. The rider is depicted in the moment when she stops the animal. The pedestal is made of granite, and lines from the poems of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo are engraved on it. The monument is located between the old noble mansions of the 18th century.
How to get there
The monument is located on Via del Tempio, in the middle of a small square of the same name. It is literally a few hundred meters from the historic center of Piacenza. Nearby there are the Gotico Palace and other old residences of the city. The nearest stop is Sant'Ilario-Municipio. Buses № 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16 run to it.
