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This famous square stands at the foot
of the Capitolium Hill and houses the monument dedicated to
the king Vittorio Emanuele: the enormous marble building that
dominates the entire scenography, also hosts the Altare della
Patria, surmounted with the statue of Rome; at its foot in
1921 the grave of the Milite Ignoto ("unknown soldier") was
placed, in memory of the Italian soldiers who died during
the First World War. The building of this great monument raised
in this century several controversies and it is often mentioned
as an example of an architectural ruin. The reason for this
hostile attitude is that during its construction, the context
in which the monument had to be erected, was not considered:
it is in fact, very close to the Capitol, the Roman Forum,
and the Colosseum, the heart of Rome. This location should
have been honored through architectural choices that respected
the context; it was not so, from a stylistic point of view,
and most of all because of the dimensions. It's quite impressive
to go from the proportions of Capitol Square, built for the
measure of a man, to the Monument in memory of Vittorio Emanuele,
which always gives the idea that human measures are too small.
On the other side we agree the fact that this is probably
one of the most spectacular views of Rome by night.
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