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The monument that charmed a girl sent on February 13, 2017 (13:40) by Annamaria Pertosa. 89 comments, 2730 views.

at 55mm, 1/400 f/5.6, ISO 200, hand held. Milano, Italy.

Tutte le volte che passo in piazza del Duomo, il mio sguardo va al monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, e qualcuno si chiederà: “Come mai?”. Ho girato il mondo, per 42 anni per lavoro, e ora, finalmente per diletto, ma questo monumento fa parte dei sogni di una bambina di pochissimi anni. Mio padre, in quel di Monopoli, per farmi star ferma almeno per un po' (avevo l'argento vivo addosso), mi prendeva sulle ginocchia, e sul tavolo tirava fuori da una scatola, vecchie foto e cartoline, e me le illustrava, quasi si trattasse di una favola. Fra tutti quei vecchi ricordi, spiccava una cartolina ingiallita e lisa dal tempo che, raffigurava questo monumento: l'aveva spedita il nonno alla nonna, durante la prima guerra mondiale. La cartolina è ancora in un cassetto a casa dei miei, ma quella bimba, diventata adulta, e arrivata a Milano per l'università, ed è subito corsa in piazza del Duomo, per vedere finalmente il monumento della sua infanzia. E in questa foto, ho cercato di riprodurre un po' quella vecchia cartolina ingiallita dal tempo che, a una bimba di quattro anni, non facevano toccare per paura che la sciupasse. Scusandomi, per avervi magari annoiato con queste vecchie storie, ecco qualche cenno storico: Il monumento venne commissionato allo scultore Ercole Rosa da Umberto I nel 1878 subito dopo la morte del padre, ma venne messo in piazza Duomo, solo nel 1896 in quanto lo scultore morì prima di aver terminato il monumento che venne finito da altri e poi inaugurato ufficialmente. Lo stesso monumento avrebbe dovuto essere realizzato dal Rosa, a Vercelli, dove lo scultore aveva vinto un concorso, ma il nuovo re, decretò che si dovesse invece realizzare a Milano, sede, senz'altro più prestigiosa. Quando la fonderia Barigozzi, terminò le fusioni delle parti in bronzo, si decise di porre la statua al centro di piazza Duomo, anzicché nei pressi di Palazzo Reale. Nel frattempo, morto Ercole Rosa, i lavori vennero affidati ai fratelli Barzaghi, fino al 1892, diretti da Stefano Ferrari. La statua rappresenta il re mentre guida i soldati nella battaglia di San Martino, ed è posta su una base in granito rosso, circondato da una gradinata in marmo bianco dalla quale si innalza un altro piedistallo in marmo di Carrara con un rilievo che raffigura l'ingresso delle truppe piemontesi a Milano dopo la battaglia di Magenta, durante la seconda guerra d'Indipendenza. Sul piedistallo si trova la data «giugno 1859» a rimarcare l'ingresso del re a Milano (8 giugno 1859), mentre sul lato opposto si trova la scritta «14 giugno 1896» in riferimento alla data d'inaugurazione del monumento. La scultura soprastante, in bronzo, rappresenta il re nell'atto di frenare la foga del suo cavallo, alla base si trovano due leoni sdraiati sulle gradinate laterali che posano una zampa ciascuno su una targa con inciso il nome «Roma» e «Milano», in riferimento alle grandi conquiste del Risorgimento.

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Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 14, 2017 (19:59) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Giuseppe G
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Simone
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Really gratifying, dear, read your nice comments and see you here, really thank you from my heart for the great attention dedicated to me.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P

Atzeni Bruno

sent on February 14, 2017 (21:08) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

beautiful image complete with a beautiful caption !!!!!!!!!!!!!

a warm greeting Bruno

Marcoss

sent on February 14, 2017 (21:44) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Superb caption, true soul of your beautiful pictures. Annamaria Thank you for sharing with us your memories!

Greetings, Marco

Ginno

sent on February 14, 2017 (23:32) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Annamaria compliments, a real postcard, beautiful caption, hello
Giuliano ;-) :-P

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 14, 2017 (23:34) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Diego.armando
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Matthew
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Dear friends, a big, big thank you for the nice comments, the presence always welcome and attention.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P :-P

Nicolav

sent on February 14, 2017 (23:35) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Interesting and unusual perspective of Piazza Duomo. It really like the caption, which tells a lot of because of your image: share the excitement by those clicks, it helps to understand and appreciate much more the image.
Hi Nicola :-)

Xborg82

sent on February 15, 2017 (10:06) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Wonderful!!! Watch and enjoy ;-)

Cris

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 15, 2017 (18:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Arvina
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Andrew
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Happy to see you and read your super comments, I thank you for your attention to my shots, which I much appreciated.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P :-P

Bruno Brogi

sent on February 15, 2017 (19:44) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful reading of the story of your teenage Annamaria, who made you
depict the statue with a stunning b / n from the appropriate
toning.
Many greetings and good evening, ;-) :-P
Bruno

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 15, 2017 (20:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Bruno A
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Dear friends, thank you very much for the nice comments and attention they always reserved for my shots.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P

Andreasettimoquarto

sent on February 15, 2017 (20:59) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Pdr nice compo and bn .. :-P
A greeting...
Andrew ;-)

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 15, 2017 (21:07) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Julian
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Nicola
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A big, big thank you for liking the nice comments and welcome presence.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P

All	sent on February 15, 2017 (21:35) \| This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original) Taken from an unusual angle, but beautiful! Great black and white Hello Umberto

Federico_28

sent on February 16, 2017 (6:43) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Congratulations Annamaria
Excellent image with detailed description
Federico hello

Vittorio Fracassi

sent on February 16, 2017 (10:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

it is appropriate to say "once more with feeling" borrowing the title of the film with Yul Brynner and Kay Kendall ... Beautiful! a Wave, Vittorio

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 16, 2017 (11:29) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Cris
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A big thank you for the beautiful opinions expressed and for your diligent attention to my shots.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 17, 2017 (10:02) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Andreasettimo
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Always nice to see you, dear friends, and read your wonderful comments. Thank you so much for taking the time to me.
A dear greeting
Annamaria :-P :-P :-P :-P

user62049

sent on February 17, 2017 (19:52) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

the vintage there is nothing to do has its charm and you have best represented this yellowed postcard
Annamaria compliments
Marco

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on February 17, 2017 (20:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Marco B, very kind and present, as always, a huge thank you for the nice comment and attention to my shots.
A dear greeting
Anna Maria

Albertopantellini

sent on February 19, 2017 (10:31) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Always good to offer these shots always well composed and well-documented, from real reporter, why only look good also very interesting. Greetings alberto

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