Monument to the Glory of Count Cavour

His name is everywhere in Italy, especially here in his hometown of Turin. You’ve walked through his gardens, passed by his metro station, and crossed streets, squares, and arcades that carry his name without even realising it. Now, you can put a face to the man behind the name as you observe the statue of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. The monument shows the Prime Minister and champion of Italian unification receiving the civic crown from a kneeling, Roman-clad figure representing Italy. After his death from malaria, a nationwide public campaign was launched to fund a monument in his honour. Donations flooded in, along with design proposals from all over the country. The statue was finally unveiled twelve years later, in 1873, based on a design by sculptor Giovanni Dupré, and in the presence of King Victor Emmanuel II.