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Monument to the Thousand
Via Colonnello Maltese, 4
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91025
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Marsala
Zone:
Boeo seafront
In memory of the landing on 11 May 1860
The "Monumento ai Mille" (Monument to the Thousand), was built to commemorate the day of May 11, 1860, when Garibaldi landed in Marsala to begin his campaign to unify Italy.
After years of planning, and what remained unfinished for various reasons, the monument was completed based on the projects of the architects, Mongiovì and Abramo. The upper floor depicts the two sterns of the steamers with which the Garibaldini landed on the Marsala coast.
The thousand who followed Garibaldi were remembered in the monument by having their names carved on the metal plates on its top; to symbolize the epic that united various peoples from all over the peninsula.
It is possible to admire "Porta Garibaldi" and a part of the Marsala coast from the top of the monument, including the Egadi Islands in the background.
This re-enactment work housed a conference room and an information point for welcoming visitors who arrived in the city.