The Janiculum, or Gianicolo in Italian, is a wooded park that provides spectacular views over the city of Rome. It is also a monumental park planned around the theme of the short-lived Roman Republic of 1849. This experimental government, which temporarily overthrew Papal authority in Rome, fought for its survival against the French army on the fringes of the Janiculum. The legendary Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi was among the key figures of the Republic’s brief existence. There are 228 busts distributed along the park’s paths and avenues commemorating the freedom fighters of the Risorgimento—both…
