Colossal and divisive marble monument at the edge of the Roman forum, built between 1885 and 1935 in honour of Vitorio Emmanuele II and the risorgimento.
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Altare della Patria
Rione: Campitelli
Nearby places
- Capitoline Hill (141 m)
- Trajan’s Column (164 m)
- Capitoline Museums (168 m)
- Piazza Venezia (175 m)
- Piazzale Caffarelli (227 m)
The bonkers Alter of the Fatherland, a colossal mountain of marble dumped on the edge of the Roman forum.
The rear of the Altare della Patria.
The entire Vittoriano from Piazza Venezia.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Altare della Patria.
The colossal equestrian statue of Vittorio Emmanuele II that sits in front of the Vittoriano.
The colossal equestrian statue of Vittorio Emmanuele II that sits in front of the Vittoriano.
One of the two statues of the winged Victory, with her quadriga chariot, that crown the Vittoriano.
The Aventine Hill and, beyond it, Testaccio. From the Vittoriano.
The top of the Vittoriano, looking north east.
The grand halls inside the Vittoriano.
The view from the bar of the Hotel Eden, towards the Vittoriano.