Top of the World
the Giant of the Apennines made by Giambologna in 1579-80 and that the statue, which is 14 m high, is not a statue but rather a masonry base covered in plaster with a final finish in stone and sponges. The Giant is bent down in the act of crushing the dragon ... The final result is simply breathtaking and one is surprised that such a work is practically unknown to most people. It is said that even Giambologna realized that he had created a beautiful work and immediately regretted having done it "practically lost in Pratolino" and not in one of the squares of Florence or Renaissance Italy, where it would become one of the most famous works in the world. The Giant can be visited inside, on the back of the Giant is in fact the access to the structure and, by means of a grille door, you can access the compartment obtained in the high part of the body that arrives, through an internal staircase, up to the head. Think that this compartment is naturally illuminated by the light that enters from the eyes of the Giant.
