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Città Antica in Verona in Provincia di Verona, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
 

Giuseppe Zamboni

 
 
Giuseppe Zamboni Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 11, 2025
1. Giuseppe Zamboni Marker
Inscription.  
Italian:
Di questa casa nel secolo XIV Taddea da Carrara, moglie di Mastino II della Scala, fece ospizio di trovatelli.

Qui, a 25 luglio 1846, morì il fisico Giuseppe Zamboni, inventore dell’elettromotore perpetuo.

English:
In the 14th century, Taddea da Carrara, wife of Mastino II della Scala, turned this house into a hospice for foundlings.

Here, on July 25, 1846, the physicist Giuseppe Zamboni, inventor of the perpetual electromotor, died.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is July 25, 1846.
 
Location. 45° 26.819′ N, 10° 59.837′ E. Marker is in Verona, Veneto (Venetia), in Provincia di Verona. It is in Città Antica. It is at the intersection of Via Pietà Vecchia and Via Duomo, on the right when traveling east on Via Pietà Vecchia. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Via Pietà Vecchia, Verona, Veneto 37121, Italy. Touch for directions.

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
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was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Duomo di Santa Maria Matricolare (secolo XII) / Cathedral of Santa Maria Matricolare (12th century) (within shouting distance of this marker); Chiesa di Sant'Elena (secoli IX–XII) e Battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte (secolo XII) (within shouting distance of this marker); Guglielmo Guarienti (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Chiesa di San Giorgetto o San Pietro Martire / Church of San Giorgetto, or Saint Peter Martyr (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Basilica di Sant'Anastasia / Basilica of Saint Anastasia (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Libro Percorso - una città ritrova il suo fiume / Book Route - a city finds its river again (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Romea Postumia / Pilgrimage Route to Rome (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Verona.
 
Giuseppe Zamboni Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 11, 2025
2. Giuseppe Zamboni Marker
The view of the marker mounted on the wall of the building.
Giuseppe Zamboni Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 11, 2025
3. Giuseppe Zamboni Marker
The view of the marker and building from across the street.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 31 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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Nov. 11, 2026