Statues in Rome

Discover 12 unusual statues in Rome.

'The Brave Righetto'

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

Anita Garibaldi Monument

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

Fontana dell'Acqua Felice

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Piè di Marmo (Marble Foot)

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Madama Lucrezia

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

Il Facchino

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

'Il Babuino' ('The Baboon')

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Stadio dei Marmi

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Campo de Fiori

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Porta Alchemica

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Sculpture of Giovanni Paolo II

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

The Protestant Cemetery

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.