This is the equestrian monument dedicated to Ferdinand of Savoy-Genoa It can be admired in the center of the Solferino square, it was built in bronze in 1877 by the sculptor Alfonso Balzico, and dedicated to Ferdinand of Savoy, Duke of Genoa, depicted with his sword drawn and his horse wounded, in memory of the bloody battle of Novara (known as " della Bicocca") of 23 March 1849, in strenuous defense from the Austrian invasion during the first Italian war of independence.
It is also a favourite spot in the piazza for the pigeons to hangout.
Location: Piazza Solferino
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Pigeons are good at that sort of thing.
That is a grand scale of things
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