Monument to Mille, Bronze monument in Quarto dei Mille, Genoa, Italy

The Monument to Mille is a bronze group by Genoese sculptor Eugenio Baroni, inaugurated on 5 May 1915 at Quarto dei Mille, a few metres from the rock from which Garibaldi's expedition sailed in 1860. Nude men seem to emerge from the ground, led by a standing Garibaldi scanning the horizon, while a winged Victory arches her arms like a crown above his head. The bronze rests on a base of serpentine stone from the Cogoleto quarries.

Genoa's council resolved in 1882 to honour Garibaldi and the Thousand with a monument near the Quarto rock. A 1909 competition was won by Eugenio Baroni; the bronze was cast by the Pasquali foundry of Pistoia in 1914 and inaugurated on 5 May 1915, with Gabriele D'Annunzio as orator. It was formally approved on 14 May 1916.

The sculptures reflect how this expedition represented a defining moment for local people, expressing pride and collective purpose. The site shows how many from Genoa chose to join in a cause that shaped their nation.

The monument stands on Via V Maggio near the original departure point and is freely accessible throughout the year. The location sits in a central part of Genoa and is easy to reach on foot.

Baroni modelled Garibaldi's face on the Genoese actor Bartolomeo Pagano, famous for playing Maciste in the film Cabiria. The original plaster sketch and D'Annunzio's speech manuscript from the 1915 inauguration are kept in Genoa's Museo del Risorgimento, housed since 1934 in Mazzini's birthplace.