Statue of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour

The count Camillo Benso of Cavour (Torino 10th August 1810- 6th June 1861) was an Italian politician and patriot. He started a military career, but left the army in 1831, after being punished for his enthusiasm shown in favour of the July Revolution in France. In 1861 he became the first prime minister of Italy.

The monument, executed by the sculptor Carlo Spazzi (1854-1936) with his brother Attilio’s collaboration, was commissioned by a private military society and was finished in 1908: it was inaugurated on 5th July. Placed at first near Castelvecchio, currently Gavi’s Arch, it was moved in 1932 to the square nearby the railway station and in 2012 to via Roma. The monument was restored in 2012 and this explains its good conditions.

Thanks to its favourable location the statue is more valued than it was in the past.

Source: guidebook "Le statue di Verona", project supervised by Luca Leone, published in August 2015 with the support of the town council of Verona.