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Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
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Complesso del Vittoriano
Complesso del Vittoriano
Phone:
+39 06 678 0664

Address:
Piazza Venezia, 00186 Rome, Italy

The Altare della Patria , also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II or Il Vittoriano, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. It's currently managed by the Polo Museale del Lazio, the Italian Ministry of Defense and the Museo Centrale del Risorgimento Italiano The eclectic structure was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885. Established Italian sculptors, such as Leonardo Bistolfi and Angelo Zanelli, made its sculptures nationwide. It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925.The Vittoriano features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. The structure is 135 m wide and 70 m high. If the quadrigae and winged victories are included, the height reaches 81 m . It has a total area of 17,000 square metres. The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Unification. In 2007, a panoramic lift was added to the structure, allowing visitors to ride up to the roof for 360-degree views of Rome.
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