Touists at the Victor Emmanuel monument in Rome Italy which houses the Altare della Patria or Altar of the Fatherland

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Tourists at the Victor Emmanuel monument (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II) in Rome Italy which houses the Altare della Patria or Altar of the Fatherland - the tonb of the Unknown Soldier. The monument designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885, was built in honour of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. The monument, the largest in Rome, was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill, a Medieval neighbourhood.

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Size: 5534px × 3622px
Location: Victor Emmanuel monument, Rome Italy
Photo credit: © Lynne Sutherland / Alamy / Afripics
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