Monument to Charles Felix of Sardinia, Bronze monument in Piazza Yenne, Cagliari, Italy
The Monument to Charles Felix of Sardinia is a bronze statue in neoclassical style standing in Piazza Yenne, in the center of Cagliari. The figure rises about 4 meters above ground on a stone pedestal, portraying the king in a formal pose.
The statue was commissioned in 1830 to honor Charles Felix, who ruled Sardinia from 1821 to 1831. It was officially unveiled in 1860, nearly thirty years after the king's death.
Since 14 June 1964, when Cagliari won promotion to Serie A, fans have dressed the statue in the club's red and blue, tying a Cagliari flag to its outstretched arm and sometimes adding balloons or a red and blue berrita, the traditional Sardinian cap. The club itself draped it in a special tunic at dawn on 10 January 2020 for its centenary.
The statue stands in the middle of Piazza Yenne and is easy to reach on foot from most parts of the city center. Walking through the surrounding streets gives a good sense of the older part of the city.
The milestone marking the start of the Strada Reale is not at the statue's pedestal but a short distance away in Piazza Yenne. It was placed there in 1822 by the viceroy Marquis of Yenne, before the statue itself arrived in 1860.
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