Monument to Victor Emmanuel II

The project of the monument in honor of the first king of the united Italy, Victor Emmanuel II, in Piazza Venezia in Rome was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in the Empire spirit of ancient Roman architecture. The statue is also known as the Victorian. Construction of the monument was completed in 1911. The monument is decorated with various details characteristic of ancient Roman structures (columns, statues, bas-reliefs). The monument glorifies the Monarchy, Fatherland, Risorgimento and Military Valor.

Under the 12-meter bronze equestrian statue of the king is the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the so-called “Altar of the Fatherland”. An unknown soldier gave his life in the struggle for the Motherland in the war of 1915-1918-ies. Above the chapel in the niche is a statue of Rome, and to the right of it is a bas-relief that glorifies work and love of the fatherland.