THE VITTORIANO
The National Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, often incorrectly identified as the Altar of the Fatherland, was constructed by young Italian Parliament, playing the popular sentiment of gratitude to the sovereign who had just died, after unification and freedom of Italy .
The project selected by a competition (the second) reserved only for Italian artists, was that the young architect Giuseppe Sacconi Marches.
The grand equestrian statue of King, 10 long and 12 meters high, was inaugurated on June 4, 1911 in the presence of Vittorio Emanuele III, while work continued even until 1935, when it can be considered definitively closed the building.
On the stairs there is the Altar of the Fatherland, which is only part of the complex, ie the part located just beyond the stairs where you find the guard of honor and the great statue of the goddess Roma.
Inside are the exhibition spaces dedicated to the history of the Victorian home of himself and the Central Museum of the Risorgimento, which in recent years also hosts temporary exhibitions of paintings.
From 1987 to 2000, the Victorian was restored in 2007 and were installed at the glass elevators that lead to the terraces of the chariot, at a height of 62.26 meters, the highest point of all buildings in the center of Rome (the dome of St. Peter is 43 meters high).
Visiting hours:Daily 10.00 - 16.00. Closed on Mondays.
The visit to the Victorian is free and takes on a fixed course.
The project selected by a competition (the second) reserved only for Italian artists, was that the young architect Giuseppe Sacconi Marches.
The grand equestrian statue of King, 10 long and 12 meters high, was inaugurated on June 4, 1911 in the presence of Vittorio Emanuele III, while work continued even until 1935, when it can be considered definitively closed the building.
On the stairs there is the Altar of the Fatherland, which is only part of the complex, ie the part located just beyond the stairs where you find the guard of honor and the great statue of the goddess Roma.
Inside are the exhibition spaces dedicated to the history of the Victorian home of himself and the Central Museum of the Risorgimento, which in recent years also hosts temporary exhibitions of paintings.
From 1987 to 2000, the Victorian was restored in 2007 and were installed at the glass elevators that lead to the terraces of the chariot, at a height of 62.26 meters, the highest point of all buildings in the center of Rome (the dome of St. Peter is 43 meters high).
Visiting hours:Daily 10.00 - 16.00. Closed on Mondays.
The visit to the Victorian is free and takes on a fixed course.
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