Military ossuaries are places that inspire the greatest respect and demand silence. The military shrine that stands on the Grappa massif, the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of World War I, is among the most impressive and evocative.
A admirable work of architecture, built in 1935 to a design by architect Giovanni Greppi and sculptor Giannino Castiglioni, the building looks like a majestic superimposition of concentric circles, each 4 meters high, connected by a large central staircase with 5 flights. On the summit of this truncated cone, at an elevation of 1,776 meters, stands the Shrine of the Madonnina del Grappa behind which the Via Eroica winds for 250 meters.
The Sacraio holds the remains of 12,615 Fallen, of whom 10,332 are Unknown: a chilling testimony to a huge tribute to life and an unprecedented collective tragedy.
A highly recommended visit that will certainly not leave you indifferent.