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A treasure wAs once buried here. Solid place to relax in the summer. Tons of space! 8outts 10. Parking above the garden on the surface street same side of where the houses sit 🤙
The Italian Cultural Gardens are are true example of Italian Americans in Cleveland who honor their heritage and work together to preserve this beautiful garden for all to enjoy and tour and read and see the beautiful monuments of famous Italian artists and philosophers. Beautiful floral gardens bloom throughout the seasons adjacent to the sounds of beautiful fountains . A beautiful venue to consider for a family life event. It will be my place of celebration every time I visit and celebrate my Italian Heritage.
Nice. Well made and beautiful. You can tell it’s landscaped well but a few things are neglected. The stairs covered by trees are super slippery. Gotta be careful there. Also without garbage cans and toilets you can tell others are making their own. Came for a photo session for my daughter. Still beautiful.
From East Boulevard, the garden has a broad paved walkway leading to a large piazza with a fountain and a balustrade overlooking the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.
The front of the piazza is a backdrop to the amphitheater accessed by a pair of spiral stairs. The front facing the Parkway and Parkgate Ave. has bas-relief heads of Giotto, Michelangelo and Petrarca on the left and Giuseppe Verdi, Leonardo da Vinci and Guglielmo Marconi on the right.
Entering the garden, before the piazza, there is a statue of Dante Alighieri to the left. He is seated, with a book and holding a pen. On the base in the front is a quote from the Heaven section of the Divine Comedy. On Dante's right is a quote from Hell and on his left a quote from Purgatory. Sadly the small statues that must have decorated the small alcoves in the base have disappeared.
This section of the garden also has a rock from Monte Grappa that memorializes the Ohio soldiers who fell on Italian soil during the First World War.
To the right as you enter is a bust of the poet Virgil.
The front of the piazza is a backdrop to the amphitheater accessed by a pair of spiral stairs. The front facing the Parkway and Parkgate Ave. has bas-relief heads of Giotto, Michelangelo and Petrarca on the left and Giuseppe Verdi, Leonardo da Vinci and Guglielmo Marconi on the right.
Entering the garden, before the piazza, there is a statue of Dante Alighieri to the left. He is seated, with a book and holding a pen. On the base in the front is a quote from the Heaven section of the Divine Comedy. On Dante's right is a quote from Hell and on his left a quote from Purgatory. Sadly the small statues that must have decorated the small alcoves in the base have disappeared.
This section of the garden also has a rock from Monte Grappa that memorializes the Ohio soldiers who fell on Italian soil during the First World War.
To the right as you enter is a bust of the poet Virgil.
Two large winding staircases lead to the lower level amphitheater and a large Renaissance fountain.
A large Renaissance fountain modeled after the fountain in the Villa Medici in Rome, Italy sits in the center piazza. A bust of the Roman poet Virgil, also large bronze statue of Dante Alighieri.
Year dedicated: 1930
A large Renaissance fountain modeled after the fountain in the Villa Medici in Rome, Italy sits in the center piazza. A bust of the Roman poet Virgil, also large bronze statue of Dante Alighieri.
Year dedicated: 1930
I've driven by these gardens for years, but have never stopped; I'm so glad I did!
So much beauty and culture tucked away in the Eastside of Cleveland. If you love nature, culture, and history this is definitely a place to visit!
