Rome: Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II | |
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The monument honors Victor Emmanuel, the first king of Italy after it was unified. It is one of Italy's most derided landmarks, but one of the least deserving of this scorn (Romans call it "wedding cake", "Victorian typewriter", or "set of dentures"). |
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Date: Jul 11, 2006 Longitude: 12° 28.93' Latitude: 41° 53.76' Show Photo Position in Google Maps |
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Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy US LoC Map Collection, right: courtesy NASA. This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-08 |