Original scientific paper

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

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

Patrizia Dragoni ; Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism University of Macerata
Antonija Mlikota ; Department of Art History, University of Zadar

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.

Keywords

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

Hrčak ID:

213696

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/213696

Publication date:

21.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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