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Monument to Giovanni Meli, Palermo

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The Monument to Giovanni Meli is a bronze monumental sculpture, dedicated to the Sicilian poet , erected in 1909 on Piazza Stazione Lolli, near Via Dante, in central Palermo, Sicily.

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Monument to Giovanni Meli, Palermo
Piazza Stazione Lolli, Palermo VIII Circoscrizione

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90138 Palermo, VIII Circoscrizione
Sicily, Italy
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