View of Via del Corso from Il Vittoriano roof

Rome 4

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October 20th 2007
Now we stroll down to Il Vittoriano, a military museum named after Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy the first King of a unified Italy. The building might be a bit gross and tasteless but there are fantastic views of old and new Rome in all directions from the top. Unfortunately the building was clothed in scaffold and sheeting for renovation so photography was limited, as was David’s photographic s ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more