Victor Emmanuel II National Monument in Rome, Italy cover photo - 165438193

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View of the portico of the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument , improperly called Altar of the Fatherland in Rome, Italy. The portico is 72 m 236 ft long[ and is centrally supported by sixteen 15 m 49 ft tall columns surmounted by Corinthian capitals. The architect Giuseppe Sacconi was inspired by the Temple of Castor and Pollux, which is located in the Roman Forum and not far from the Vittoriano.[Also known as `Il Vittoriano` and about 80 meters high and 120 meters wide 260 x 390ft, it consists of a large flight of stairs leading up to a massive colonnade was built in honor of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy and occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.

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