The Destroyed Italian Monument “Ara ai Caduti Dalmati” in Zadar

Authors

  • Patrizia Dragoni University of Macerata Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism Piazzale Bertelli, 1 IT - 06100 Macerata https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0228-8074 (unauthenticated)
  • Antonija Mlikota University of Zadar Art History Department Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV HR - 23000 Zadar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15291/ars.2761

Keywords:

Zadar, Monument, WW I, Antonio Bassi, 20th Century, Italian Fascist Party, imperial sculptures, Ara ai Caduti Dalmati, Gabriele D’Annunzio

Abstract

The article deals with a monument commemorating the Dalmatian soldiers fallen in World War I, erected in the Croatian coastal city of Zadar in 1928. It was totally destroyed during and demolished after World War II. As a result of joint research in Croatia and Italy, this article presents the project of the Zadar Monument, those who participated in its construction, and the connections between the four Roman imperial sculptures (now located in the Archaeological Museum of Zadar) and the Italian Monument in Zadar, explaining the reason why some of the older citizens in Zadar still refer to this specific part of the historical centre of Zadar as Monumento.

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Published

2018-12-28

Issue

Vol. 8 (2018)

Section

Original scientific paper

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