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The Altare della Patria, also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II or Il Vittoriano, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.
The Vittoriano features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925.The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high. In 2007, a panoramic lift was added to the structure, allowing visitors to ride up to the roof for 360-degree views of Rome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altare_della_Patria
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_à_Victor-Emmanuel_II

Main facade of Altare della Patria
Main facade of Altare della Patria
Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II (Chiarada)
Tomb of the unknown soldier
Winged quadriga of the Unity on top of Altare della Patria
Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II
Winged quadriga of the Unity on top of Altare della Patria
Quadriga of the Unity on top of Altare della Patria
Altare della Patria by night from Piazza Venezia
Via del Corso and Piazza del Popolo seen from top of Altare della Patria
Navona and Barberini seen from Altare della Patria
Santi XII Apostoli, Triniti dei Monti and Villa Medici seen from top of Altare della Patria
Roman forums seen from the top of Altare della Patria
San Carlo al Corso, Piazza del Popolo and Barberini seen from top of Altare della Patria
Via Nazionale & Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri seen from top of Altare della Patria