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Victor Emmanuel II Monument

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The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument, also known as the Vittoriano or, by synecdoche, the Altare della Patria, is a large national monument in Rome, Italy, honoring Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy. It was built between 1885 and 1935 and occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed and realized by the architect Giuseppe Sacconi. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Monument 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Rome, Italy 2
Completed Year
1935 1
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
81 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Monument 1
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1. Victor Emmanuel II Monument (Wikipedia)
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    The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Italian: Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II), also known as the Vittoriano or for synecdoche Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.
  • Infobox: completion_date
    1935
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Monument)
    The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Italian: Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II), also known as the Vittoriano or for synecdoche Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.
  • In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Infobox: architectural_style
    Neoclassical with eclectic influences
  • In Style: Architectural Eclecticism, Infobox: architectural_style
    Neoclassical with eclectic influences
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2. Victor Emmanuel II Monument (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 81.0
    Wikidata item Q506234, property P2048 (height): 81.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Rome, Italy
    Wikidata item Q506234, property P131/P17 (location): Rome, Italy
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