Piazza Colonna
Piazza Colonna is home to the symbol of Brindisi: the Roman Column that marked the end of the Appian Way, Rome’s last breath before the open sea.
The capital
The capital is Corinthian, with acanthus leaves and eight tritons among the volutes. At the top appear four deities: Jupiter, Neptune facing the sea, Mars and Minerva. The original capital is today at the Granafei-Nervegna Palace; on the column stands a copy from the 1996–2002 restoration. The column stands just under nineteen metres tall.
One, once two
Originally there were two columns. The twin, which collapsed in 1528, was ceded to Lecce with its drums: the column of Saint Oronzo is still today a fragment of Brindisi in the heart of the Salento. Legionaries, merchants, ambassadors and philosophers passed through this square, and in 19 BC Virgil died in Brindisi, on his way back from Greece.
Where it is
Via Colonne, 72100 Brindisi BR, Italia