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”.

After meeting the president, the couple visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located within the Victor Emmanuel II Monument (also known as Altare della Patria) in Rome's famed Piazza Venezia ...

The ancient Roman monument is where Italy's first two Savoy kings, Victor Emmanuel II and Umberto I, and its first queen, Margherita, are buried. Di Savoia was quoted as saying that members of the ...