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Vittoriano

Piazza Venezia
Rome Italy
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Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1885
  Finished1911
Building Uses
 - monument
Structural Types
 - highrise

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Spire266 fthttp://en.wikipedia.org
victories
Roof230 fthttp://en.wikipedia.org
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Description
- Built with a-typical white limestone instead of the traditional Roman travertine. It is the symbol of Italian unity.

- It also houses the tomb of the "unknown soldier". A flame burns in his memory with armed guards towards the top of he monument (Altare della Patria)


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