Vittoriano, the symbol of unification #rome #history #architecture #italy

Añadido: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Beloved by a lot of tourists and hated by some locals, the building of Victoriano or Altare della Patria is a massive national monument in Rome's Piazza Venezia. By the way, it's completely free to go in and you can have a beautiful view of Rome from the terraces. Even though it may resemble old buildings, [music] in fact, it is one of the newest monumental buildings in Rome. Inaugurated in 1911, follows the neoclassical architecture inspired by ancient [music] Roman forums and Greek temples like the Corinthian columns or the triangular pediments.

[00:00:39]In the center, the altar [music] of the fatherland is the tomb of unknown soldier and the colossal equestrian statue [music] of the king Victor Emmanuel II.