Monumento Ai Caduti

Monumento Ai Caduti stands in a park beside the Piave River, facing the Ponte della Vittoria in Jesolo. Its irregular obelisk rises from a double-stepped square base of Istrian stone. Bronze letters spell “Jesolo” across the front, while military symbols cover the surrounding surfaces.

Built in 1959, the memorial replaced obelisks installed near the bridge in 1927. Engraved names honour Jesolo’s fallen soldiers from the First and Second World Wars. A relief shows a lifeless soldier held by a mourning woman, while bronze laurel, oak branches, garlands, and anchors surround the stone. Bas-reliefs of armed pontoons recall the low-draft artillery boats used during the First World War.

References to Cortellazzo, Capo Sile, the Piave, and Vittorio Veneto connect the memorial with land and naval battles. The names follow the dates of death, turning the geometric stone into a record of individual lives. A large anchor at the back links by chain to two anchors on the front, beneath crossed anchors and bronze garlands at the summit.