Canapone
The monument to Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, commonly known as Canapone, is a historical landmark in Grosseto, Italy. The statue stands at the center of Piazza Dante, the city's main square.Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Grosseto, Italy
- Also known as: “Canapone monument”, “monument to Canapone”, and “statue of Leopold II of Lorraine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grosseto Cathedral and Piazza Dante.
Grosseto Cathedral
Church
Piazza Dante
Piazza Dante is the main public square in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The piazza is located in the city's historic centre, included within the perimeter of the 16th-century city walls.Palazzo Aldobrandeschi
Historic building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grosseto and Porta Vecchia.
Grosseto
Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grosseto is a city and a comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, capital of the province of Grosseto. It is the most populous city of Maremma region and southern Tuscany.
Canapone
- Categories: monument, sculpture, and historic site
- Location: Province of Grosseto, Grosseto, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.75956° or 42° 45′ 34″ northLongitude
11.11375° or 11° 6′ 50″ eastInception
1846Named after
Louis DesaixOpen location code
8FJHQ457+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1394704419OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q3862608
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Canapone” goes by many names.
- French: “monument à Canapone”
- French: “Monument à Canapone”
- French: “monument à Léopold II de Toscane”
- French: “monument à Léopolod II de Habsbourg-Lorraine”
- French: “monument au grand-duc Léopolod II de Habsbourg-Lorraine”
- German: “Monumento a Canapone”
- Italian: “monumento a Canapone”
- Italian: “Monumento a Canapone”
- Italian: “monumento a Leopoldo II di Lorena”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colonna dei Bandi and Piazza Maestri del Lavoro d’Italia.
Nearby Places
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