Victor Emmanuel Monument, view from Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Victor Emmanuel Monument, view from Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy, 1929

Alternative title

Altar of the Fatherland
National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II
II Vittoriano
Altare della Patria

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

March 31, 1929

Date

1929-03-31

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

View of the Monumento Nazionale Vittorio Emmanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) from Piazza Venezia in Rome. Victor Emmanuel was the first king of unified Italy. The monument was built between 1911 and 1935 and features a central statue of Victor Emmanuel on a horse, Corinthian colums, a wide stairway and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas, a chariot drawn by four horses. The monument is built out of white marble and houses the museum of Italian Reunification and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Italy - Rome 1929

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Location

Italy--Rome

Longitude

41.89512180073503

Latitude

12.482845187187194

Resource type

still image

Subjects

International
Landmarks
Environment
Monumento nazionale Vittorio Emmanuele II (Rome, Italy)
stairs
equestrian statues
columns (architectural elements)
monuments
statues