Monumento ai caduti noto come La Statua

Monumento ai caduti noto come La Statua stands in Palermo, in a modern part of the city. A broad staircase leads to a wide base decorated with a large wall bas-relief. The base also presents an allegory of Sicily reuniting with the motherland, linking the monument to Italian unification.

Basile designed the structure, which rose in 1910 to mark fifty years since Palermo’s liberation and Sicily’s annexation to the Kingdom of Italy. An obelisk rises above the base, carrying Mario Rutelli’s bronze Winged Victory at its summit. Inaugurated in 1911, the monument first honoured liberty before receiving a new dedication in 1931. An exedra-shaped colonnade then enclosed the obelisk, giving the memorial its present imposing form.

The site now commemorates those who fell in war, especially during the Great War. Ceremonies gather here on national holidays and anniversaries connected with wartime remembrance. The bronze figure remains visible from a distance, poised above the obelisk as a symbol of triumph. The monument is wheelchair accessible, while its reliefs and columns preserve Palermo’s changing historical memory.