Ugo Bassi statue, Bologna, Bronze monument in central Bologna, Italy.

The Ugo Bassi statue is a bronze monument in central Bologna showing a standing male figure mounted on a substantial stone base. The sculpture occupies the corner of two major streets and displays detailed craftsmanship in its execution.

The bronze statue by Carlo Parmeggiani was handed over on 8 August 1888 by a committee including Giosuè Carducci, Aurelio Saffi, Oreste Regnoli and Giovanni Malvezzi to mayor Gaetano Tacconi. It first stood in the middle of Via Indipendenza in front of the Arena del Sole, then in 1900 made way for the Garibaldi monument and was moved to Via Ugo Bassi. After Second World War bombing it was placed in the garden of Piazza XX Settembre, returning to Via Ugo Bassi in 2003 after restoration.

The statue honours Ugo Bassi, a Barnabite priest and patriot of the Risorgimento executed by Austrian forces in 1849. The committee that commissioned it included the poet Giosuè Carducci and Aurelio Saffi, and handed the work to mayor Gaetano Tacconi on 8 August 1888. It now stands in the street named after him, at the corner with via Nazario Sauro.

The statue stands at the junction of via Ugo Bassi and via Nazario Sauro, a short walk north-west of Bologna's central station along via Indipendenza. It faces the traffic of a busy crossing, so it is best viewed from the pavement; there is no enclosure or gate, and it can be seen at any hour.

The statue's base carries the name of the committee that commissioned it: Giosuè Carducci, Aurelio Saffi, Oreste Regnoli and Giovanni Malvezzi, who handed the work to mayor Gaetano Tacconi on 8 August 1888. Look for the date on the monument.