Vittoria Square

The square outside Porta Cotogni took the name of Piazzale della Vittoria after the monument in memory of the fallen of all wars was erected in 1928: following a national competition won by the Roman architect Cesare Bazzani. A monument 30 meters high, of which 22 only for the high Doric column, in golden Trani stone, which leads to its top a sculptural composition in bronze to represent the victory in the triple field: in heaven, on earth, in sea ​​with raised wings. The three figures, which support a votive flame, are the work of the Roman sculptor B. Maniscalchi. The two large bases, in addition to the respective fountains, are decorated with bas-reliefs sculpted by Bernardino Boifava that represent the highlights of the life of the heroes: the attack, defense, sacrifice and triumph; the gush of water is instead a living and symbolic sign of the permanent return of the sacrifice of victory. The monument was inaugurated on October 28, 1932, the tenth anniversary of the Fascist revolution.