Park of the Resistance

Created in 1816 on the design of architect L. Mirri to demonstrate 'the homeland gratitude of the people of Forlì' to Pope Pius VII, the garden was part of a group of works that tended to redevelop the outdoor area around Porta Cotogni. Myrrh proposed for the public garden a complex design of symmetrical flowerbeds, converging on a vast central space, enhanced by an obelisk surrounded by a fountain with four tanks and relative seats. The backdrop of the garden was marked by three architectural elements: in axis with the entrance, a small temple; on the corners, respectively the caretaker's house and the Kaffehaus. In 1820 G. Missirini designed the entrance gate supported by four pillars ending with sculptures 'all'etrusca', female heads, surmounted by vases for flowers, destroyed after World War II. In 1828, after the death of most of the plantations and the discontent of the Apostolic Legate, the municipality of Forlì decided to proceed with the complete rebuilding of the public garden. The intervention of the municipal engineer G. Santarelli brought a complete change to the original layout: the area of ​​the garden was reduced and raised in order to obtain a better drainage of rainwater; the pedestrian routes were divided from those that could be driven according to different itineraries. In the seventies, however, the expansion has extended the area to Viale Spazzoli, leaving the historical part almost intact.