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The '''Giuseppe Verdi Monument''' is a sculpture in honor of composer [[Giuseppe Verdi]] located in [[Verdi Square|Verdi Square Park]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="nycgovparks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12899 |title=Verdi Monument - Historical Sign |publisher=Nycgovparks.org |date= |accessdate=2010-03-11}}</ref> The statue depicts Verdi flanked by four of his most popular characters: Falstaff (west side), Leonora of La Forza del Destino (south side), Aida (north side), and Otello (east side).
The '''Giuseppe Verdi Monument''' is a sculpture in honor of composer [[Giuseppe Verdi]] located in [[Verdi Square|Verdi Square Park]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="nycgovparks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12899 |title=Verdi Monument - Historical Sign |publisher=Nycgovparks.org |date= |accessdate=2010-03-11}}</ref> The statue depicts Verdi flanked by four of his most popular characters: Falstaff (on the west side of the statue of Verdi), Leonora of La Forza del Destino (south side), Aida (north side), and Otello (east side).


The monument was dedicated on [[Columbus Day]], October 12, 1906 by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by [[Carlo Barsotti]] (1850–1927), an [[Italian-American]] who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the ''[[Il Progresso Italo-Americano]]'' Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the [[Columbus Circle]] monument, a 1888 monument to [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] in [[Washington Square Park]], a monument to [[Giovanni da Verazzano]] (1909) and the 1921 monument to [[Dante Alighieri]] in [[Dante Square]]. <ref name="nycgovparks1"/>
The monument was dedicated on [[Columbus Day]], October 12, 1906 by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by [[Carlo Barsotti]] (1850–1927), an [[Italian-American]] who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the ''[[Il Progresso Italo-Americano]]'' Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the [[Columbus Circle]] monument, a 1888 monument to [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] in [[Washington Square Park]], a monument to [[Giovanni da Verazzano]] (1909) and the 1921 monument to [[Dante Alighieri]] in [[Dante Square]]. <ref name="nycgovparks1"/>

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Giuseppe Verdi Monument
Verdi Monument in Verdi Park
Giuseppe Verdi Monument is located in New York
Giuseppe Verdi Monument
LocationVerdi Square Park, New York, New York
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1906
ArchitectPasquale,Civiletti
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.90002223[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 04, 1990

The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture in honor of composer Giuseppe Verdi located in Verdi Square Park in New York City.[2] The statue depicts Verdi flanked by four of his most popular characters: Falstaff (on the west side of the statue of Verdi), Leonora of La Forza del Destino (south side), Aida (north side), and Otello (east side).

The monument was dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1906 by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by Carlo Barsotti (1850–1927), an Italian-American who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the Il Progresso Italo-Americano Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the Columbus Circle monument, a 1888 monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Washington Square Park, a monument to Giovanni da Verazzano (1909) and the 1921 monument to Dante Alighieri in Dante Square. [2]

The sculptor was Pasquale Civiletti (1858–1952).

It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Verdi Monument - Historical Sign". Nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
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