TORRE DEI CADUTI

Originally designed by Marcello Piacentini with a decorative function, in the 1921 becomes memorial to the fallen soldiers of Bergamo in the First World War and throughout the 20th century is witness of political and social events. A quad planinstalment, high forty-five metres, is constitutedita from six floors, with a marble balcony overlooking piazza Vittorio Veneto and a belfry on top.

On the ground floor and corners the of the stones recalls the Gombito Tower of the upper city. Inside, a fascinating itinerary between photographs, architectural drawings and objects of daily use, recounts the birth of the piacentinian centre and life in Bergamo around the monument, which has become a symbol of the Modern Bergamo. The route deals with the dedication to the fallen soldiers, the construction of the buildingthis, the impact on the territory of the Great War, public use of spaces and forms of sociability in the new city centre.

At according to plan a database allows the consultation of information on the 12,338 soldiers of the city and province who died during the Great War. At third images of the’Sestini Photographic Archive show the Tower at the centre of rallies and ceremonies since fascism and throughout the post-World War II period.

At fifth floor you can admire the impressive original clock mechanism with two dials, by the company Cavalier Giovanni Frassoni, the sole depositary in Italy of the patent for the automatic winding of tower clocks in the late 19th and early 20th century. On top of the building the panoramic terrace offers a unprecedented 360° viewfrom Sentierone to the Città Alta Walls in a photo-proof skyline.

La Tower of the Fallen is one of the six places in the Bergamo Story Museum, a diffuse history museum that tells the story of Bergamo, from Roman times to the 20th century.