One of the bronze quadrigae on top of the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
This image shows one of the bronze quadrigae on top of the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, Rome, Lazio, Italy. Two bronze quadrigae crown the monument, each with a statue of a winged Victory. The quadriga on the right represents freedom, while the one on the left (shown in this image) represents unity. They were added in 1927, 16 years after the monument was inaugurated. Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II is a controversial monument built in honour of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The structure was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy, such as Leonardo Bistolfi and Angelo Zanelli. It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925. The monument is built of white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas.
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Location: Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Photo credit: © Stuart Robertson / Alamy / Afripics
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