Monumento alla Vittoria (Victory monument) by Lamberto Cusani, 1920
Viale Toschi
Parma, May 2024
“Conceived by Lamberto Cusani (1920), the part in marble almost totally prepared by the soldiers and legionaries of the Scuola di applicazione di Fanteria di Parma, the part in bronze modeled by Ettore Ximenes, melted at the military arsenal in Turin with the metal taken from enemy, the monument was inaugurated on the 27th of September 1931 at the presence of king Vittorio Emanuele the Third. A high column with capital in cement faced with marble from Verona is risen by a solid plinth made of stone from the Grappa. A bronze frieze winds the shaft on which a long sword adheres. A winged female figure, placed on a bronzy sphere - supported by the capital - represents the Victoria and concludes the 10 meters column. The monument is located along Avenue Toschi, proceeding from the railway station toward the city center, on the right side.” (Victory monument, Parma Welcome)
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