The bronze equestrian statue of the Albanian national hero George Castriota Scanderbeg (1403-1468) is placed on a semi-oval pedestal, which in turn is placed on a rectangular travertine.
The leader is depicted riding at a walking pace and wears the typical traditional Albanian costume. On his head, he wears a bicorn helmet, the distinctive headdress with which the patriot is usually depicted, characterized by a goat-like protome with long horns. He strides proudly astride an elegant steed with a flowing tail, clutching a drawn sword in his right hand.
The monument was inaugurated in piazza Albania by Benito Mussolini on October 27, 1940.
The site, formerly known as piazza Raudusculana, after the gate that opened here in the Servian Walls, had recently been renamed piazza Albania in honor of the annexation of the Albanian state to the Kingdom of Italy in 1939.
On the main side of the base is a commemorative inscription, placed in 1968 by the Capitoline Administration to mark the fifth centenary of the condottiero's death.
Photo: Monument to Giorgio Castriota Scanderbeg, ph. Capitoline Superintendency of Cultural Heritage website
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