It seemed as if everywhere you went on the Pincian Hill, you encountered art of some sort.  Being in the park is like visiting an outdoor museum, and we loved it!  We came upon a bust of Nicolo Tartaglia, the Italian mathematician and engineer.  Tartaglia was the first to study the science of ballistics.

The bust of the Italian soldier and war hero, Tommaso Gulli, has suffered a broken nose.  Gulli, who was decorated with a gold medal for military valor, lost his life in 1920, during the military occupation of Dalmatia.

Crossing over a footbridge into the park of Villa Borghese, we came upon a bust of Guglielmo Oberdan.  The bust is the work of the artist, Giuseppe Guastalla, and honors the Italian irredentist, who is best known for his failed assassination attempt of the Austrian emperor, Franz Joseph, for which he was executed, making him a martyr of the Italian unification movement.

Another bust honors Fulcieri Paulucci de Calboli.  Calboli was an Italian soldier who was decorated with a gold medal, for military valor, after being hit by shrapnel, during a mission for which he volunteered, and which caused him to suffer permanent paralysis in his lower limbs.

The Monument to Goethe dates from 1906.  The monument was designed by Gustav Eberlein, but was actually carved by Valentino Casali.  It was a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the city of Rome, as thanks for the hospitality Rome had shown  to the German-born writer.  The monument is found at the start of a road in the park that is named after Goethe.

The Piazza di Siena was designed by the architects, Mario and Antonio Asprucci, in 1792.  It is here where the annual Concorso Ippico Internazionale, a worldwide equestrian competition, takes place.

 

Next up: We explore more of Villa Borghese, and head downtown for a delicious dinner!

 

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