Monument to the Alpine and his Mule - Roma, Italy
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N 41° 54.898 E 012° 29.204
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The monument to the Alpine and his Mule is located in front of Pietro Canonica Museum at Villa Borghese in Rome, Italy.
Waymark Code: WM10TCV
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 06/21/2019
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The first bronze statue erected in 1940 represents a mule loaded with military equipment on a pile of rocks while the second larger than life-size bronze statue erected in 1957, shows a soldier from the Alpine troops carrying a rifle and standing on a base with the inscription: "CA CUSTA LON CA CUSTA VIVA L'AUSTA 1915-1918."
Note: The association between the Alpine troops and the mules lasted 130 years, but these horses were enrolled as early as 1831, even before the Alpine troops.
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