La scenografica scalinata che da Via della Pieve porta a corso Giovanni XXIII viene comunemente indicata dai cuneesi con l'insolito nome di "Scalinata del sposi" .... forse perchè location preferita per gli scatti dei fotografi di nozze?
E' intitolata ai frateli Leonardo, Antonio e Luigi Piatti, scultori e pittori del Novecento originari della provincia di Varese che a Cuneo aprirono un laboratorio per la creazione di sculture ed opere in marmo.
In cima alla scala fa bella mostra un busto realizzato da Leonardo Piatti raffigurante "Il giovane guerriero".
In realtà, originariamente, i busti che decoravano la "Scalinata del sposi" erano due, ma il secondo, “Afrodite”, nel gennaio 2011 è stato oggetto di atti di vandalismo e dopo il restauro, il Comune ha deciso di conservarlo presso il Museo Civico.
La "Scalinata del sposi" è stata realizzata in un luogo un tempo considerato nevralgico per la città, a pochi passi dalla stazione ferroviaria, che oggi chiamiamo "Stazione Vecchia", rimpiazzata poco per volta a partire dal 1937 con quella sull'Altipiano.
La sua monumentalità deriva da questo e dal fatto che rappresentava l'accesso al centro storico da chi arrivava dall'Oltre Gesso.
Sebbene la zona abbia perso via via importanza questo scalone storico è un emblema della città di Cuneo e rimane caro nella memoria di molti cittadini.
The staircase of the bride and groom in Cuneo
The scenic staircase that leads from Via della Pieve to Corso Giovanni XXIII is commonly referred to by the people of Cuneo with the unusual name of "Staircase of the bride and groom" .... maybe because it is the preferred location for wedding photographers' shots?
It is named to the brothers Leonardo, Antonio and Luigi Piatti, sculptors and painters of the twentieth born in the province of Varese who opened a laboratory in Cuneo for the creation of sculptures and works in marble.
At the top of the staircase there is a bust made by Leonardo Piatti depicting "The young warrior".
Actually, originally, the busts that decorated the "Staircase of the bride and groom" were two , but the second, “Aphrodite”, was subjected to vandalism in January 2011 and after the restoration, the Municipality decided to keep it at the Civic Museum.
The "Staircase of the bride and groom" was built in a place once considered nerve center for the city, a few steps from the railway station, which today we call "Old Station", replaced little by little starting from 1937 with the one on the plateau.
Its monumentality derives from this and from the fact that it represented the access to the historic center by those arriving from Oltre Gesso.
Although the area has gradually lost importance, this historic staircase is an emblem of the city of Cuneo and remains dear to the memory of many citizens.
The scenic staircase that leads from Via della Pieve to Corso Giovanni XXIII is commonly referred to by the people of Cuneo with the unusual name of "Staircase of the bride and groom" .... maybe because it is the preferred location for wedding photographers' shots?
It is named to the brothers Leonardo, Antonio and Luigi Piatti, sculptors and painters of the twentieth born in the province of Varese who opened a laboratory in Cuneo for the creation of sculptures and works in marble.
At the top of the staircase there is a bust made by Leonardo Piatti depicting "The young warrior".
Actually, originally, the busts that decorated the "Staircase of the bride and groom" were two , but the second, “Aphrodite”, was subjected to vandalism in January 2011 and after the restoration, the Municipality decided to keep it at the Civic Museum.
The "Staircase of the bride and groom" was built in a place once considered nerve center for the city, a few steps from the railway station, which today we call "Old Station", replaced little by little starting from 1937 with the one on the plateau.
Its monumentality derives from this and from the fact that it represented the access to the historic center by those arriving from Oltre Gesso.
Although the area has gradually lost importance, this historic staircase is an emblem of the city of Cuneo and remains dear to the memory of many citizens.
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