Cincinnati Parks working to replace Eden Park's stolen Capitoline Wolf Statue

Nov 29, 2022 819

Months after Eden Park's Capitoline Wolf Statue was stolen, Cincinnati Parks is working to replace it. The statue — a gift from the City of Rome and Benito Mussolini in 1931 — was hacked off and stolen away in June, leaving Romulus and Remus behind.

The thieves cut through the wolf's paws and removed the wolf as the paws remained attached to the pedestal. Now, Cincinnati Parks and the Cincinnati Parks Foundation is teaming up with the Order of the Sons & Daughter's of Italy in America Cincinnati Chapter. The chapter originally oversaw the placement of the original statue.

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SOURCE: https://www.wcpo.com/

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