Wednesday, June 21, 2006

KING VITTORIO EMMANUEL ll



On the South side OF PIAZZA DE VENEZIA is a truly monumental structure, dominating the whole piazza, dedicated to king Vittorio Emmanuele II, the first king of unified Italy. Officially known as the Altar of the Fatherland, it was constructed between 1885 and 1905 and changed the whole appearance of the area with its bulk.

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