Denise Milani Top Less 2010

150 ° UNITA': Garibaldi MONUMENTS IN DECAY

column Fardella

arc Adriano

palazzoTeti

former avenue of Italian unity, now Via De Gasperi

S. MARIA CV (Giuseppe Luongo) - The 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, while across the country are discovered the sites of battles and major events that led to the unification, S. Maria CV some of the most significant monuments, witnesses of the importance the city in the journey of one thousand, are in poor conditions and completely abandoned. Emblem of this is undoubtedly the column burden: the Garibaldi monument, located on the bottom of Rossini vico II, was erected in memory of General Henry Fardell Sicilian, who fought in 1860 the famous battle of the Volturno, during which captured the nearby town of San Tammaro. The column, which many Sammaritani also ignore the existence and the deep historical value, although in the past has already been restored, lies in ruins: the plaque is almost completely unreadable, the lawn is damaged in several places and is home to only weeds, rubbish and plastic. Despite this, the monument, especially in recent months, is a destination for students and groups of partisans, and certainly does not help to improve the image of the city. Is instead the victim of graffiti memorial of the battle of October 1, 1860 that is in public garden: mainly in the back there are numerous writings that spoil the white marble of the ossuary. In the best conditions are the memorial stones placed on two buildings in Piazza Mazzini: Both remind us of the commitment and sacrifices of citizens Sammaritani during the Risorgimento and the help offered by the city to the troops who fought against the Bourbon troops. The same fate has not touched the house that was home to Garibaldi and where was signed the surrender of Capua November 2, 1860: palazzo Teti, in R. D'Anjou, is still waiting for a need of a restoration and redevelopment. At the foot of the memorial plaque placed on the Arch Hadrian, however, has formed a pile of debris and waste, including plastic and metal. The latest symptom of this loss of memory and collective awareness about these events is the lack of a street named after the unit: on the contrary to the nineties there was the historic avenue "Unification of Italy," testified today by a plaque at the beginning of the road, which then street was renamed A. De Gasperi.