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On the square to the right of the church of Superga stands a monument, inaugurated on 7 May 1902, dedicated to King Umberto I of Savoy, killed on 29 July 1900 in Monza by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. The monument, made by the Milanese sculptor Tancredi Pozzi, consists of a Corinthian granite column with a bronze capital on which there is an eagle pierced by an arrow, in memory of the King's death.
At the base of the column we see the statue of a Celtic warrior symbolizing the city of Turin, holding out his hand towards the sky and his sword towards the Savoy shield and the collar of the Annunciation.
It is one of the few Turin monuments to remember, albeit indirectly, the ancient origins of Turin and the people who inhabited this land before the arrival of the Romans and who still survive in the heart and character of many Turin people.
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Il Celta di Superga
Torino é una città antica, costruita dai Romani su terra celtica ed abitata da un popolo che non deve essere dimenticato
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