Pioda Memorial
Pioda Memorial is a monument in Locarno, Ticino. Pioda Memorial is situated nearby to the park Parco di San Francesco, as well as near the square Piazza San Francesco.Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument to a person in Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Giovanni Battista Pioda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Visconti Castle.
Locarno Film Festival
Recreation area
Photo: Pardofestival, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. Locarno Film Festival is situated 320 metres northeast of Pioda Memorial.
Visconti Castle
Castle
Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Visconti Castle Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in Locarno, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. In January 2004, the Italian historian Marino Vigano' speculated that it may have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci: after 7 years of studies, the Leonardo's Rivellino was recognized as a Da Vinci project. Visconti Castle is situated 110 metres east of Pioda Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muralto and Orselina.
Muralto
Village
Muralto is a municipality in the district of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Orselina
Village
Photo: Uwelino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orselina is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Minusio
Village
Photo: G. Steiger, CC BY 3.0.
Minusio is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Pioda Memorial
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Locarno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.16816° or 46° 10′ 5″ northLongitude
8.79184° or 8° 47′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FRC5Q9R+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 3239093803OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q136703486
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Pioda Memorial” goes by many names.
- German: “Denkmal für Giovanni Battista Pioda”
- German: “Giovanni-Battista-Pioda-Denkmal”
- German: “Pioda-Denkmal”
- Italian: “Monumento a Giovanni Battista Pioda”
- Italian: “Monumento Pioda”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parco di San Francesco and Piazza San Francesco.
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