{"id":15151,"date":"2011-10-30T15:22:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T22:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=15151"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:24:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:24:28","slug":"the-national-monument-to-victor-emmanuel-ii-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/15151","title":{"rendered":"The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II) is a favorite subject of scorn in Rome, Italy but, apparently, people love to hate the monument. Its gleaming white marble exterior can be seen for miles and tourists flock there to climb its steps.<\/p>\n<p>On the exterior of the monument, two guards stand watch at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier while an eternal flame burns nearby. An equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy looms in front of the structure.<\/p>\n<p>Inside,\u00a0there stands a sculpture of Winged Victory, similar to the two bronze representations of victory atop the monument.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the monument, artifacts are displayed, including some that might make a genealogist&#8217;s mouth water &#8211; bound lists of military personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Tomb-Unknown-Soldier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15152\" title=\"Tomb of the Unknown Soldier\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Tomb-Unknown-Soldier.jpg\" alt=\"Tomb of the Unknown Soldier\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Tomb-Unknown-Soldier.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Tomb-Unknown-Soldier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Tomb-Unknown-Soldier-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 12 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Victor-Emmenuel-II.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15153\" title=\"Equestrian Statue of Victor Emmanuel II\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Victor-Emmenuel-II.jpg\" alt=\"Equestrian Statue of Victor Emmanuel II\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Victor-Emmenuel-II.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Victor-Emmenuel-II-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Victor-Emmenuel-II-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Equestrian Statue of Victor Emmanuel II<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Equestrian Statue of Victor Emmanuel II (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 12 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Winged-Victory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15154\" title=\"Winged Victory\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Winged-Victory.jpg\" alt=\"Winged Victory\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Winged-Victory.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Winged-Victory-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Winged-Victory-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Winged Victory<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Winged Victory (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 12 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Infantry-Lists.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15155\" title=\"Infantry Lists\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Infantry-Lists.jpg\" alt=\"Infantry Lists\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Infantry-Lists.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Infantry-Lists-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Infantry-Lists-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Infantry Lists<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Infantry Lists (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 12 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II) is a favorite subject of scorn in Rome, Italy but, apparently, people love to hate the monument. 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