Best places: Sculptures in Italy

Michelangelo’s famed Renaissance-era marble sculpture depicting the nude biblical character David.

👍👍 Its construction began in 1885 and ended in 1911. It was built to commemorate the unification of Italy and its people and to honor the first King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II. The equestrian statue in the center of the monument is in fact his portrait. The sculpture is made from the bronze casting...

👍👍 Incredible bronze statue of Christ with stupendous views. We walked up from Nuoro which took about 2 hours. It was worth the effort although you can get there by car.

👍👍 10,238 days after that black Sunday, finally visited Imola last May to pay my respects to my childhood idol. I recommend any Senna fan to go there. It has finally given me some closure of what happened. Placed a memorial cross in his honour. Thank you, Ayrton. For everything.

Bronze, mid-1500s statue by Cellini of Perseus holding the decapitated head of the monster Medusa.

👍👍 A nice visit to the Accademia Gallery in Florence. Very easy access and only a short wait to enter on a Saturday. I had visited 30 years ago and it was just as beautiful now as then.

Landmark 21m marble statue of Jesus Christ, built in 1965 by Florentine artist Bruno Innocenti.

1872 marble-&-granite statue depicting the legendary Italian artist & inventor with 4 disciples.

👍👍 In my opinion, I think this statue represents Valentinian I.

Octagonal fountain from the 16th century with a large statue of Neptune & other mythical figures.

Large white marble statue of the revered classical writer, built in 1865 by Enrico Pazzi.

Statue of the first king of a united Italy who ruled from 1861 to his death in 1878.

👍👍 According to Rome Tourism's Obelisk PDF brochure, there are fourteen obelisks in Rome. Eight are Egyptian and six Roman, (the Romans created replicas with hieroglyphs), Obelisco Lateranense is one of the eight Egyptian obelisks. None of the Egyptian obelisks were gifted, Augustus was the first to st...

Spherical bronze sculpture, nicknamed “the tomato,” in a pool in a park by the Adriatic Sea.

👍👍 It's an Historical land mark, which is visited by many tourists every day. Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, whose statue is being erected over here, was an Italian general, patriot, revolutionary and republican. He is well known for his great contribution for the unification of Italy and the creation of th...

A 7-m. statue of a horse, cast in bronze in 1999 from 15th-century sketches by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Weathered outdoor replica of the famed she-wolf statue & symbol of Rome, atop a column.

👍 Very beautiful with a great view but hard to get there

👍👍 Icon of the center of Turin, located in the center of Piazza San Carlo