Obelisk by Pietro Marchelli, 1843
Piazza Gioberti
Reggio Emilia, May 2024
“In 1842 the piazza at the northern end of Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, just north of Palazzo Ducale, was named Piazza Adelgonda in honour of Queen Adelgunde (wife of King Francis I); it was renamed Piazza Gioberti in 1859. When Francis and Adelgunde visited Reggio in May 1842, Piazza Adelgonda was decorated with arches, obelisks, and Chinese pagodas for the occasion. In 1843 a granite obelisk designed by Pietro Marchelli was erected in the middle of the piazza in honour of Francis and Adelgunde. The obelisk is 17.75 metres high and is surmounted by a five-pointed gilt metal star.” (Obelisk in Piazza Gioberti, A Jacobite Gazetteer)
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