Victor Emmanuel II National Monument In Rome, Italy Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Statues of fourteen Italian cities by Eugenio Maccagnani part of the decoration of the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument , improperly called Altar of the Fatherland in Rome, Italy. The monument is decorated with numerous allegorical statues, reliefs and murals made by established Italian sculptors that symbolize the moral values of the Italians, or the ideal principles that make the nation firm. Also known as `Il Vittoriano` and about 80 meters high and 120 meters wide 260 x 390ft, it consists of a large flight of stairs leading up to a massive colonnade was built in honor of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy and occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.