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Sabaudia urban graphic object composite

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posted on 2019-07-30, 11:11 authored by Robert G. HarlandRobert G. Harland
<p>Sabaudia urban graphic object composite, featuring: </p><p></p><ul>mosaic on church façade; <p></p><p>lamppost base featuring fascio littorio symbol and date; </p><p>manhole cover detail, also featuring fascio littorio symbol and date;</p><p>plaque set into pavement opposite the church, reading Proprietà O.N.C. (denoting the role of the Opera Nazionale Combattenti);</p><p>Sabaudia street name plaque displaying the name of a prominent historical person;</p> <p> </p> <p>Inscription on the tower in Sabaudia. </p></ul><p></p><p>The inscription is translated as:</p><div>IN THE REIGN OF VICTOR EMMANUEL III<br></div><div>BENITO MUSSOLINI, HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT</div><div>WANTED THIS LAND REDEEMED</div><div>FROM THE MILLENNIAL LETHARGY OF DEADLY STERILITY</div><div>AND NEXT TO THE VESTIGES OF REMOTE CIVILIZATIONS</div><div>GAVE LIFE</div><div>TO</div><div>SABAUDIA</div><div>WHICH CARRIES IN ITS NAME THE AUSPICES OF THE AUGUST REIGNING</div><div>DINASTY</div><div>————</div><div>BUILT IN 253 DAYS</div><div>BY THE OPERA NAZIONALE COMBATTENTI</div><div>CHAIRED BY</div><div>VALENTINO ORSOLINI CENCELLI</div><div>IT COMMENCED ITS CIVIC MISSION<br></div><div>ON THE XV OF APRIL MCMXXXIV OF THE XII YEAR OF THE FASCIST</div>

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  • The Arts, English and Drama

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  • Arts