The Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II of Rome, part III !!

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And here I go again with eternal Rome !! I had several business trips over the years and once took the family on a long 2 weeks vacation, and they love it , In Rome , we were confronted with lots of history and architecture which we love. However, one building really struck us for its size, meaning and even a bit of controversy. Oh yes it is the Monument of Vittorio Emmanuel IIthe unifying king of Italyknown there as Vittoriano as well. I like to add to my previous post on as found older new pictures to my blog that should be in, Therefore, here my take on the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II of Rome, part III !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

roma mon emanuele vittorio front aug13

After two posts plenty written on it, here are some notes on it, The monument to Vittorio Emanuele II is located inPiazza Venezia (Venice Square). At the center of the monument stands the altar of the Fatherland (Altai della Patria), while the interior of the building houses the museum on the Reunification of Italy (Museo del Risorgimento).  The immense monument of an immaculate white marble, made between 1885 and 1911 to celebrate the 50 years of the Italian unity. It was built in honor of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of Italy unified in 1861. It was built in the neo Classic style. The building of it is 140 meters long and 70 meters high.

roma mon emanuele vittorio top floor dome right aug13

You have plenty to see and walk around here, things are plenty by the Piazza Venezia such as the Fiori Imperiale, Church Santa Maria di Loreto, Palazzo Valentini ,Palazzo Bonaparte, Basilica San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Piazza di San Marco, Piazza de Aracoeli, Temple de Vénus Genitrix, and Basilica Santa Maria D’Aracœli, Lovely walk indeed !

roma mon emmanuel vittorio venetia building aug13

roma mon emmanuel vittorio to ch gesu dome aug13

The Rome tourist office on the monument : https://www.turismoroma.it/en/places/monument-vittorio-emanuele-ii-vittoriano

The official Ministry of Culture of Italy on the Vittorio Emanuele II and the monument’s history : https://vive.cultura.gov.it/it/vittoriano

There you go folks, it is a nice area to walk and walked we did ; grand and nice to be on top! Again, hope you enjoy the Monument Vittorio Emanuele II part III as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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