Military shrine of Montello, Military cemetery and history museum in Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy

The military shrine of Montello stands at the eastern end of the Montello hill at Colesel de Zorzi, 176 m above sea level, in Nervesa della Battaglia. The cube-shaped structure by architect Felice Nori has a large concrete square empty at its centre, with stairs winding around it. The three-storey lower part holds the remains in single or common cells faced with marble; the upper part is a great tower topped by a glass-and-steel dome added in the 1980s.

Designed by the Roman architect Felice Nori, the shrine was completed in 1935 but inaugurated only in 1938, on the twentieth anniversary of the final battle of the First World War. It gathered the remains of 9,325 Italian soldiers (6,099 identified, 3,226 unknown) from about 120 cemeteries along the Piave front.

This site serves as a gathering place where veterans, families, and visitors come to honor those who died in combat. The individual niches allow people to remember specific soldiers and keep their personal stories alive.

The memorial sits on a hillside and is easily reached on foot, with clear pathways throughout the grounds. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since the terrain involves some slopes, and exploring the different areas takes time to do properly.

Near the shrine, a path leads to the Sacello Francesco Baracca, the memorial to the World War I fighter pilot Francesco Baracca. The sources record the shrine and this monument as separate sites on the Montello; the prancing horse emblem of Ferrari is not mentioned in them.