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Sancarlone

1698 establishments in ItalyAll accuracy disputesBuildings and structures completed in 1698Buildings and structures in Arona, PiedmontCharles Borromeo
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The San Carlone or Sancarlone or the Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo is a massive copper statue by Giovanni Battista Crespi, erected between 1614 and 1698, near Arona, Italy. It represents Charles Borromeo, a Catholic saint and former archbishop of Milan. According to sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi "The statue of St. Charles Borromeo is the first known example of a statue of repousse copper, worked with the hammer inside and outside, and freely supported on iron beams". Today, the complex is maintained by Milan's Biblioteca Ambrosiana.

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N 45.770277777778 ° E 8.5433333333333 °
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Colosso di San Carlo Borromeo

Via Verbano
28040
Piedmont, Italy
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