Sources et credits

References historiques et bibliographiques, credits des materiaux

Historical and bibliographic sources

G. Membola, G. Sacrestano, 'Il Monumento Nazionale al Marinaio d'Italia', in Brindisi Virtual Tour (brindisiweb.it).

G. Amoruso, 'Il Monumento al Marinaio d'Italia a Brindisi. Geometria, disegno, progetto e realizzazione', Politecnico di Milano - Design Department.

G. Sacrestano, 'La cripta del Monumento al Marinaio: uno scrigno di memoria e di valori'.

'Architettura', journal of the National Fascist Union of Architects, issues 1932 and 1934.

'L'Italia Marinara', illustrated review of the Italian Naval League, 1932 and 1933.

M. Scionti, 'Brindisi Fascista: progetti e realizzazioni', in 'Aleph', no. 5, 1985.

E. Lenzi, M. G. Mancarella, 'Monumento al Marinaio', in E. Lenzi (ed.), 'Brindisi 1927-1943. Da capoluogo a capitale', Editrice Alfeo, 1994.

P. Nicoloso, 'Mussolini architetto', Einaudi, 2008.

Photographic credits

Plates of the permanent photographic exhibition inside the Monument: Simoncini Family Collection and Private Collection; prints by the Print Office of the Brindisi Navy Command.

Contemporary photographs of the Monument and the harbour: various authors.

Video and audio guide

Video stories (simplified and in-depth versions), in five languages: by History Digital Library (Brindisi).

Audio guides and texts: by Cooply Social Cooperative (Brindisi).

Editorial note

Content was compiled by cross-checking several sources and favouring concordant data. Where sources differ - for instance on the height of the work or the attribution of the anchors on the upper square - the most prudent wording was adopted.

Reports and corrections: brindisi@cooply.it.