Piazza Vittorio Veneto, or La Statua, is a square in Palermo, home to a war memorial that commemorates Italy's unification. The monument was designed by Ernesto Basile and completed in less than three months in 1910. It stands at 28 meters high, featuring an Italy-Sicily group in the front and two bas-reliefs on the sides. An epigraph for the monument reads: 'The epopea of May 27, 1860, whose preparation was motivated by Sicilian hearts, was written in the best blood of Italy by the prodigious sword of Garibaldi. May the roar, oh Palermo, ever challenge oppressive rulers, a hope for liberation for all oppressed people in the world.', however, it is now neglected and difficult to read.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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