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Title Proper/Title Text
Ponte e Cascata Monumentale

Related Protagonists

• Sassi, Francesco
• Alloati, Giovanni Battista
• Contratti, Luigi
• Molli, Stefano

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca. (dated September 22, 1911 on the verso)

Place of Publication/Creation Place
Turin

Dimensions Description
14x9 cm

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

Related Built Environment Objects

• Talmone Kiosk
• Court of Honor and access to the Water Castle
• Monumental Bridge
• Monumental Waterfall

Descriptive Note Text

This black-and-white photo postcard provides a rare lateral view of the Monumental Bridge. One can see the caryatids created by Giovanni Battista Alloati, as well as the tall pillars with the Winged Victories created by sculptor Francesco Sassi. The Water Castle featured two towers, 80 meters high. In the middle of the structure there was an impressive statue, placed in a big niche, symbolizing the homeland, executed as a real-scale model by sculptor Luigi Contratti. 

One of the vaporini transporting fairgoers across the river Po is visible here, advertizing the Talmone chocolate company, which had a kiosk at the Exposition.

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-MOBR-0020