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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]
Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy, first king of united Italy, to whom the Vittoriano is dedicated. After the death of Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy on January 9, 1878, there were many initiatives intended to erect a permanent monument celebrating the first king of united Italy, that is, to the one who brought to fruition the process of Italian unification and liberation from foreign domination, so ...
On the base of the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II, as already mentioned, are allegorical sculptures representing fourteen noble cities, that is, capitals of pre-unification noble states, historically converging toward the Kingdom of Italy and the Savoy dynasty, as it embraced the cause of the Risorgimento. [56]
The monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Venice (1887) In December 1878 a committee was set up in Venice to commemorate King Vittorio Emanuele II, who had recently passed away. Following a competition, the announcement of which was published in September of the following year, and in which many artists participated (for a total of 48 sketches ...
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Victor Emmanuel II monument. Giuseppe Sacconi (Montalto delle Marche, 5 July 1854 - 23 September 1905 [1]) was an Italian architect. He is best known as the designer of the monument of Vittorio Emanuele II, in the centre of Rome. Following the prestigious commission, he became one of the protagonists of the artistic culture of post-unification ...
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A shrine in Jinju, Korea, which commemorated those who died in defense of Korea during the Imjin War in 1592, has been described as the first Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. . It is, however, more inclusive, in that it is a memorial to all who died in defense of the city against the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, civilian as well as soldier.