Location Dante Park Beginning date 1921 Height 3.6 m Width 2.2 m Dedicated to Dante Alighieri | Type Monument Opening date October 22, 1922 Opened 22 October 1922 Province Québec Designer Carlo Balboni | |
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Material Bronze (sculptural group), Grey granite (pedestal) Similar Temple of the Italian Glories, Monument of Dante, Orford Express, Piazza dei Signori, Piazza Dante | ||
The Dante Monument is a memorial in Little Italy, Montreal.
Overview
The monument to Dante Alighieri, by Carlo Balboni (1860-1947), was unveiled on October 22, 1922 in the Parc Lafontaine. It was a gift of Montreal's Italian community. The monument was moved to Dante Park in Little Italy in 1964.
References
Dante Monument (Montreal) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA