Ostia Antica in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Italo Gismondi
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025
1. Italo Gismondi Marker
A Italo Gismondi
Di che collaboratore prezioso dante vaglieri e guido calza poi egli stesso soprintendente agli scavi di Ostia curo con impareggiabile perizia restauro di monumenti
Approfondi gli studi sulla tecnica costruttiva Romana e sulla edilizia privata
Progetto e diresse I successivi ampliamenti del museo la soprintendenza grata di tanto fecondo lavoro pose questo ricordo
Nel primo anniversario della sua scomparsa
Ii dicembre mcmxxv
[English translation of the Italian text:]
To Italo Gismondi
He was a valuable collaborator of Dante Vaglieri and Guido Calza, later superintendent of the excavations at Ostia, who oversaw the restoration of monuments with unparalleled expertise. He deepened his studies on Roman construction techniques and private buildings. He designed and directed the subsequent expansions of the museum. The superintendency, grateful for such fruitful work, has placed this memorial in memory on the first anniversary of his passing.
December 11, 1925
Erected 1925.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. A significant historical date for this entry is December 11, 1925.
Location. 41° 45.331′ N, 12° 17.275′ E. Marker is in Ostia Antica, Lazio
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Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dante Vaglieri (here, next to this marker); Giovanni Becatti (here, next to this marker); Mensola della Sinagoga / Synagogue Corbel (a few steps from this marker); Caseggiato dei Doli / The Dolia Building (a few steps from this marker); Raissa Samojlovna Gurevič Calza (a few steps from this marker); Dolia (within shouting distance of this marker); Molino del Silvano / The Mill of Silvanus (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Thermopolium di Via di Diana (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ostia Antica.
Regarding Italo Gismondi. Italo Gismondi oversaw excavations at Ostia for the Italian government for 44 years, He is best known for creating a model of Imperial Rome (Il Plastico), housed at the Museum of Roman Civilization. Commissioned by Benito Mussolini in 1933, it was not completed until 1971. Gismondi died at age 87 in 1974.
Also see . . . Italo Gismondi (1887-1974).
Excerpt: "At the request of his wife Teresa, a request supported by the Superintendency(Submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)of Ostia, Gismondi was buried in the chapel of S. Ercolano, next to Dante Vaglieri and Guido Calza. On his tombstone an incised epitaph in its sobriety: "Italo Gismondi. Ostian architect"."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 20252. Italo Gismondi MarkerThe marker is the right of the two on the wall of the Museo Ostiense.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2. submitted on August 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
