Buy tickets & tours:VivaTicket The Monumento ai Caduti, known in English as the Monument to the Fallen, is a monumental war memorial located on the western shore of Lake Como, in Como. Dedicated to the local soldiers who died during the First World War, the Monument to the Fallen stands on Viale Giancarlo Puecher, near the city’s public gardens. Inaugurated on November 4, 1933, the Monumento ai Caduti is a 30-meter-high tower associated with Italian Rationalist architecture. Its design originated from a 1914 drawing by Antonio Sant’Elia, the influential Futurist architect who was himself killed during the First World War. The building was developed through the contributions of Enrico Prampolini and the architects Attilio and Giuseppe Terragni. The monument contains a commemorative chamber with the names of 650 fallen soldiers from Como, engraved on a massive stone monolith. Its exterior features geometric volumes, large openings, and stone cladding, while inscriptions on opposite façades commemorate the soldiers and connect the building with the experiences of the First World War. Situated beside the Tempio Voltiano and close to Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, the memorial is one of Como’s most recognizable twentieth-century landmarks. Visitors can admire its architecture from the surrounding public spaces, while Read more [...]
All Monuments in Como
The Monument to the Fallen (Monumento ai Caduti) is one of Como’s most recognizable modern landmarks, standing approximately 30 metres tall near the lakefront. Inaugurated in 1933, the war memorial was inspired by a drawing by Antonio Sant’Elia and developed by the Terragni brothers. Its monumental geometric structure exemplifies Rationalist architecture.
Another distinctive monument is Life Electric, a contemporary sculpture designed by Daniel Libeskind and inaugurated in 2015. Dedicated to physicist Alessandro Volta, the stainless-steel installation stands at the end of the breakwater in Lake Como. Its curved forms reflect the surrounding landscape and symbolize the relationship between electricity, scientific discovery, and modern artistic expression.
Tempio Voltiano
Buy tickets & tours:VivaTicket The Tempio Voltiano is a Neoclassical monument and science museum located on the southwestern shore of Lake Como, in the city of Como. Dedicated to Alessandro Volta, the Italian physicist who invented the electric battery, the building stands in the Giardini a Lago, at the end of Viale Guglielmo Marconi. Designed by architect Federico Frigerio and inaugurated in 1928, the monument commemorates the centenary of Volta’s death in 1827. Its architecture draws inspiration from the Pantheon in Rome, incorporating classical columns, a monumental dome, elaborate marble decorations, and a circular central hall designed to celebrate the achievements of the famous scientist. Inside the building, the Volta Museum preserves scientific instruments, historical documents, and personal memorabilia associated with Alessandro Volta. The permanent exhibition examines his contributions to electricity, electrometry, and the study of gases, including his invention of the voltaic pile, widely recognized as the first electric battery capable of supplying a continuous electric current. The monument occupies a prominent position on Como’s waterfront, close to the Monumento ai Caduti, the city’s war memorial. Its gardens connect the building with the surrounding lakeside public spaces, while the historic center and the main railway station are within walking Read more [...]
