Monumento ai caduti "Rintocchi e memorie", War memorial in Piazza Mameli, Savona, Italy
Monumento ai caduti "Rintocchi e memorie" stands in Piazza Goffredo Mameli on a pedestal of Balma sienite, cast in bronze from cannons of the Great War. At its centre four large figures support a bell, a copy of Savona's historic Campanassa. Flanking groups show a seated veteran and a departing soldier for 24 May 1915, and an elderly woman mourning her son with her daughter-in-law and grandchild for 4 November 1918.
The memorial was inaugurated in 1927 following a competition organized by the National Association of Mothers and Widows. Sculptor Luigi Venzano created this work as a tribute to those who died in conflict and war.
The bell is a copy of Savona's historic Campanassa and rings 21 times each day at 6 pm, one toll for each letter of the alphabet, in memory of the victims of all wars. During the daily commemoration, road and foot traffic in the square and nearby streets stops for a minute.
The memorial stands in the middle of Piazza Goffredo Mameli, in the centre of Savona, on a pedestal of Balma sienite. It is an open-air monument in a public square, so it can be seen at any hour. Around 18:00 the bell tolls 21 times; road and foot traffic in the square and nearby streets stops for a minute, so plan crossings around that moment.
Every evening at 6 PM the bell rings 21 times, with each toll matching a letter of the alphabet. During these moments, people pause what they are doing to observe a moment of remembrance.
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