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Statue of Alessandro Volta

Visit duration
5–15 min
Booking
Not required
Area
First Basin
Volta's statue on its tall pedestal in Piazza Volta, between the buildings and a blue sky.Mister No · CC BY 3.0
  • Pompeo Marchesi · CC BY 2.5
  • Pompeo Marchesi · Public domain

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Volta's statue on its tall pedestal in Piazza Volta, between the buildings and a blue sky.

Mister No · CC BY 3.0

Why go

The marble statue of Alessandro Volta was unveiled in 1838, eleven years after Volta's death, and is the work of the neoclassical sculptor Pompeo Marchesi.

Volta stands with a book in his left hand and his right resting on the voltaic pile he had invented. The massive pedestal is by Francesco Durelli, a professor at the Brera Academy: the front bears a plain dedication, “A Volta – La Patria”, to Volta, from his homeland, and his scientific instruments are carved in low relief on the sides and back. The statue stands in the middle of Piazza Volta, inside the walled town, a few steps from the lake.

  • The marble statue in the middle of Piazza Volta, within the old town walls.
  • A first stop among Volta's places in Como, before the Tempio Voltiano and the tomb at Camnago.

Highlights

  • Pompeo Marchesi's statue
  • The dedication “A Volta – La Patria” on Durelli's pedestal

Getting there

  • In Piazza Volta, a short walk from Piazza Cavour and the lakefront.

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Verified at source25 Sept 2026Comune di Como — Oggi a Comoopens in a new tab

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Verified at source25 Sept 2026Comune di Como — Oggi a Comoopens in a new tab