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A Journey to Italy

Well, Last week i had a journey to Italy. I have visited Venice few months ago but not the Rome. Hopefully weather was great and i tried to see all Rome's highlights in 3 days. here are some info and pictures : Altare della Patria (Vittoriano) 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 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 . The  eclectic   structure  was designed by  Giuseppe Sacconi  in 1885; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy, such as  Leonardo Bistolfi  and  Angelo Zanelli . [1]  It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925. Colosseum The...