T he Vittoriano, also known as the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or the Altar of the Fatherland, is a national monument located in the heart of Rome, in Piazza Venezia.Dedicated to the first king ...

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The monument, designed by Guiseppe Sacconi in 1911, is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the unified Italy, and is also known as “Il Vittoriano”.

Victor Emmanuel died in exile in Egypt in 1947 ... for his remains to be moved to the Pantheon, the ancient Roman monument where Italy's first two Savoy kings lie. Emanuele Filiberto, his great ...

The Victor Emmanuel Monument is a giant piece of nineteenthcentury kitsch masquerading as classical architecture. It took more than 20 years to realise, and is better known as the wedding cake or ...

Victor Emmanuel died in exile in Egypt in 1947 ... for his remains to be moved to the Pantheon, the ancient Roman monument where Italy's first two Savoy kings lie. Emanuele Filiberto, his great ...