Piazzale Ugo La Malfa

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• Piazzale Ugo La Malfa (originally known as Piazzale Romolo e Remo) lies not too far from the Aventino hill crossed by the Viale del Circo Massimo. Today it is dedicated to Giuseppe Mazzini, the first man to govern the modern country of Italy. The attractive panorama takes in the Palatine hill in front, the Alban hills in the distance to the right, and the majestic dome of St Peter's to the left. The piazzale also faces the remains of the Circus Maximus, today a huge grassy area of about 500 metres in which the ruins of steps, tiers and fornexes are still visible. The monument to Mazzini by Ettore Ferrari was inaugurated about 20 years after the centenary of the Roman republic in 1949. The bronze statue stands on a tall marble base decorated with large relief figures. Mazzini is shown seated and in deep thought.
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