Il Vittoriano
The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele or Altare della Patria or Il Vittoriano is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel the first king of a unified Italy It is located in Rome Italy It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1895 It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925 It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925 The monument is built of pure white marble and features majestic stairways tall Corinthian columns fountains a huge equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas The structure is 135 meters 490 ft wide and 70 meters 230 ft high If the quadrigae and winged victories are included the height is to 81 meters 265 ft The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame built under the statue of Italy after World War I The base of the structure also houses the museum of Italian Reunification from Wikipedia
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