Title: The Victor Emmanuel II Monument

View Description: view of front of Monument from the Piazza di Venezia

Creator: Sacconi, Giuseppe architect

Subject:

  • King Victor Emmanuel II
  • The Unknown Soldier
  • Sacconi, Giuseppe

Culture: Italian

Period: Neoclassical

Century: 20 CE

Dates: 1885 -1911

Work Dates: 1885

Country: Italy

Current Site: Rome, ITA

Original Site: Rome, ITA

Notes:

  • [Provenance Notes] Known also as the “Wedding Cake” or the “Typewriter”.

Category: Architecture

Work Type: Monument

Materials:

  • Botticino marble