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Expiatory Chapel of Monza

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The Expiatory Chapel in Monza, Italy, is a monument chapel built to atone for and commemorate the site where King Umberto I of Italy was murdered on July 29, 1900, by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. It stands near the entrance to the Royal Villa of Monza, on Via Matteo da Campione. The son of Umberto, Vittorio Emanuele III, commissioned the aged architect Giuseppe Sacconi, and the work was completed by Guido Cirilli, a pupil of Sacconi, in 1910. Obelisk like crosses rise from a stone chapel, surmounted by a bronze crown and the royal symbols of the House of Savoy, and the entrance is surmounted by a Pieta by the sculptor Lodovico Pogliaghi. 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
Chapel 1
Building Type
Monument 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Monza, Italy 2
Completed Year
1910 1
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Standing Status
Standing 1
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Building Type (category)
Monument 1
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1. Expiatory Chapel of Monza (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    It stands near the entrance to the Royal Villa of Monza in Via Matteo da Campione.
  • Infobox: completed
    1910
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Monument)
    The Expiatory Chapel in Monza is a monument-chapel built to atone and commemorate the site at which the king Umberto I of Italy was murdered on July 29, 1900, by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. It stands near the entrance to the Royal Villa of Monza in Via Matteo da Campione. Umberto's son Vittorio Emanuele III commissioned the aged architect Giuseppe Sacconi, and the work was completed by his pupil
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Chapel)
    The Expiatory Chapel in Monza is a monument-chapel built to atone and commemorate the site at which the king Umberto I of Italy was murdered on July 29, 1900, by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. It stands near the entrance to the Royal Villa of Monza in Via Matteo da Campione. Umberto's son Vittorio Emanuele III commissioned the aged architect Giuseppe Sacconi, and the work was completed by his pupil
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2. Expiatory Chapel of Monza (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Monza, Italy
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Monza, Italy
Wikidata item Q3657349, property P131/P17 (location): Monza, Italy
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