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Situated in the centre of Rome, rectangular in shape, scenic - this is Piazza Venezia, the point of confluence of the city's most important streets - Via del Corso, Via Quattro Novembre, Via del Plebiscito and Via dei Fori Imperiali.
Three magnificent buildings stand in Piazza Venezia : the huge Victor Emanuel Monument, Palazzo Venezia and the Basilica of San Marco. Leave a Comment
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The Trajan's Column was designed by the famous architect Apolodor of Damascus in order to celebrate the conquest of Dacia (the ancient territory of present-day Romania).
The column is almost 30 m in height and was a special contribution of the Senate of Rome to Trajan's Forum. It is made from 20 enormous blocks of Carrara marble, carved on the outer face with a spiral frieze depicting the story of the two Dacian Wars (101-102 and 105-106). A statue of the Emperor himself once stood on the summit; the present statue of St. Peter dates only from 1588. The base of the Column is a massive cube containing a number of small rooms, the innermost of which was Trajan's tomb chamber. Leave a Comment Directions: Trajan's Forum
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The statue of the Goddess Rome stands in the centre of the Altar of the Nation; it is modeled after the classical statues of Minerva and flanked on either side by celebatory bas-reliefs (Triumphal Procession of Work and Patriotic Love) sculpted by Angelo Zanelli. Leave a Comment Directions: Piazza Venezia
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The vast central stairway leads to the Altar of the Nation (Altare della Patria) with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier which contains the remains of an unnamed soldier who died fighting for the country during WWI; two sentinels keep constant guard over it. Leave a Comment Directions: Piazza Venezia
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This column is roughly 38m/125ft high and consists of 17 marble drums sculpted in a spiral of panels showing episodes in Trajan's wars against the Dacians. There are over 100 scenes on this column. The bronze statue of Trajan was placed on top after his death. In 1587 Pope Sixtus V had it replaced with the statue of St Peter that is there today. I not only studied the scenes of this column, but everytime I was somewhat close to it during our two weeks in Rome and made sure to look at it, it is very impressive. Leave a Comment Directions: A little northeast of the Vittoriano monument.
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Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II - Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II or Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland) or Il Vittoriano is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified 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 1935.
The monument is built of pure white marble from Botticino, Brescia, and features majestic stairways, tall Corinthian columns, fountains, a huge equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas.
The structure is 135 m wide and 70 m high. If the quadrigae and winged victories are included, the height is to 81 m.
The monument was controversial since its construction destroyed a large area of the Capitoline Hill with a Medieval neighbourhood for its sake.
The monument itself is often regarded as pompous and too large.
The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Reunification.
The monument holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame, built under the statue of Italy after World War I following an idea of General Giulio Douhet. The body of the unknown soldier was chosen from amongst 11 unknown remains by Maria Bergamas of Gradisca D' Isonzo whose only child was killed during World War I and whose body was never recovered. The selected unknown was transferred from Aquileia, where the ceremony with Bergamas took place to Rome in late October to early November of 1921.
The Romans are saying that this monument is the ugliest building in Rome and maybe in all Italy, it is like wedding cake. I don't agree with them. For me as for tourist it is pompous and great building. And it is look much better at night ... Leave a Comment
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Piazza Venezia surrounded with full of museums (Palazzo Venezia, Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori), churches, statues and work of arts. Main monument here is a huge monument of Vittorio Emanuele. It was built in 1885 and dedicated (1911) to Vittorio Emanuele who was the first king of united Italy. You can see his bronze statue there.
After building, there have been many discussions about its architecture. Cause it has various styles of architectural works. Some professionals say the building was senseless when you see history and great work of arts all around the square.
But in my opinion it doesn't annoy me anyway. Looks great though its huge size, especially at nights ;) So it worths to see. Leave a Comment
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On the South side of Piazza Venizia is a truly monumental structure dominating the whole piazza; dedicated to king Vittorio Emmanuele II, the first king of unified Italy, it is officially known as the Altar of the Fatherland. It was constructed between 1885 and 1905 and changed the whole appearance of the area - the whole area and its surroundings had to be cleared, including many ancient and medaieval structures. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is also now housed in this structure, incorporated in 1921.
Off to the left behind the monument is the Risorgimento Museum which is dedicated to the movement for Italian unification that culminated in the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 with the joining together of many little states under the House of Savoy.
Not everyone likes the structure - I believe it is popularly known as the wedding cake, or the typewriter - but it has one use: you get a great view of the city from the balcony outside the museum, and there are picture boards telling you what you are looking at. Very handy indeed.
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I put Mussolini's monument to Vittorio Emanuele II on the must-see list because you can't miss it. Situated at roughly the confluence of the highly-trafficked Corso and the travel routes leading eastward through the Roman fora and the Coliseum, this huge monument dominates the Piazza Venezia where Mussolini declared his authority from the window of the neighboring building. When seen illuminated at night or by itself under bright sunshine, the monument has character, but this heavy monstrosity known by locals as Mussolini's typewriter or the wedding cake is like the world's largest slab of cream cheese tossed in the center of Rome's dust-brown landscape. You'll know what I mean when you view it from above, say from the Castel Sant'Angelo. Leave a Comment Directions: lower tip of the Corso at the Piazza Venezia
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All of what's left of Trajan's forum are a handful of broken ruins, a ditch with a sequence of naked columns, and the famous freestanding Trajan's Column, which commemorated his two victorious campaigns over the Dacians (latter first century). The story is told along a band that spirals around the column from the base to the top. Trajan's ashes were left in the pedestal after his death. See the travelogue for details on the column. Leave a Comment Directions: north of Roman forum off Piazza Venezia
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