The Monumento ai Caduti di Porta Romana is a memorial sculpture in the Porta Romana area of Milan, located at the intersection of via Tiraboschi and via Ludovico Muratori. The monument depicts a Roman soldier and a member of the Lombard militia - historical figures who fought against the Germanic tribes - supporting a victim wounded by a 1916 bombardment.
The monument was inaugurated in memory of the victims of the first absolute aerial bombardment on Milan, which took place on 14 February 1916. During this event, Austrian planes dropped bombs on Porta Romana and Porta Vittoria, catching the residents by surprise as the war was considered distant and such bombings had never occurred before.
The base of the monument features plaques inscribed with the names of those killed during the aerial incursion of 14 February 1916, as well as the names of the 573 residents of the Porta Romana district who died during the war.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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