Military shrine of Valli del Pasubio, Military monument and cemetery in Valli del Pasubio, Italy
The Military Shrine of Valli del Pasubio is a stone monument rising 35 meters (115 feet) that holds the remains of approximately 5,000 soldiers from World War I. The structure combines the functions of cemetery, museum, and viewing platform all in one facility.
The shrine opened in 1926 to honor Italian soldiers who died during mountain battles on Monte Pasubio. Architect Ferruccio Chemello designed the facility as a lasting memorial to those who fell in these high-altitude campaigns.
The shrine's decoration was entrusted to Tito Chini, who signed his work near the entrance with an eye and the inscription "Tito Chini decorò 1926". The Fondazione 3 Novembre 1918, founded in 1921, still owns and manages the site. Every year on the last Sunday of June, a ceremony commemorates the fallen of the 1st Army.
Access is provided via marked pathways with informational panels explaining the military campaigns and the fallen soldiers. The elevated location naturally offers views across the territories where the historical battles took place.
The tower is clad in dark rubble stone quarried at the foot of Monte Cornetto and carried to the site by a cableway built by the Italian army; the white marble came from quarries near Piovene Rocchette and Magrè. Inside, Tito Chini signed his 1926 fresco cycle at ground level, beside an eye and the words "Tito Chini decorò 1926".
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