Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi

Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi lies just beyond Porta dei Marsi in Tagliacozzo. Its tree-lined setting includes a memorial park and a marble monument to the town's fallen in the First World War.

Why it matters

After the First World War, the square was planted as a Parco della Rimembranza, part of a national movement to create memorial groves. The 1924 war memorial forms its centre and gives the public space a lasting commemorative role.

What to notice

The marble group depicts a winged Victory holding a laurel branch before three youths. A bronze wreath and brazier complete the monument. The Latin inscriptions honour those who died in the war and include the motto “Non coronabitur nisi qui legitime certaverit.”

Context and history

The memorial was designed by architect Amedeo Panichetti and sculpted by Almo Volterrani. The square and monument date to 1924. Tagliacozzo marked the centenary of the memorial in 2024, renewing the square's place in the town's public memory.