Altare della Patria

The Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland) also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) or "Il Vittoriano" is a controversial monument built in honour 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.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altare della Patria
• Pages 780-781 - Steves, R., 2014, Best of Europe 2015: Perseus Books Group, Berkeley, 1385p.