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The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Italian: Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II), also known as the Vittoriano or Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy. [2]
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Piazza Vittorio, is a piazza in Rome, ... Umbertine in style, it is the largest piazza in Rome (316 x 174 metres). [1]
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, commonly known as Corso Vittorio, is a wide east–west thoroughfare that courses through Rome. It connects a bridge over the Tiber, Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II , to both the Via Torre Argentina and Via del Plebiscito.
Victor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was King of Sardinia (also informally known as Piedmont–Sardinia) from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, [a] when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an independent, united Italy since the 6th ...
Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II is a bridge in Rome constructed to designs of 1886 by the architect Ennio De Rossi. Construction was delayed, and it was not inaugurated until 1911. Construction was delayed, and it was not inaugurated until 1911.
Vittorio Emanuele finally returned to Italian soil in November 2002, after parliament lifted the ban, travelling to Rome for a brief visit just before Christmas and getting an audience with Pope ...
Piazza Venezia, with Trajan's Column, as seen from the Victor Emmanuel II monument.. One side of the Piazza is the site of Italy's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Altare della Patria, part of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy.
Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II: early-20th century, neo-classical style: Built in the early 20th century, the Monument, also called the "Altare della Patria" (Altar of the homeland), is one of Rome's most notable monuments.