Pictures were taken on April 26, 2005 by Pat Tyler and May 2, 2005 by Gertrude Meyer.

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Photo by Gertrude Meyer

Monument to Victor Emmanual


Vittorio Emanuele II became the first king of a unified Italy in 1861.
Prior to that, Italy was under the domination of Napolean Bonaparte and France, after he was defeated it was a collection on independent regions.

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Photo by Pat Tyler


Piazza Venezia, the location of this magnificent monument has been converted to a street carrying a heavy traffic load. It is a stop off point for several of the public busses and therefore has become a meeting place for tourists.

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Photo by Pat Tyler

This huge marble monument was completed in 1911.

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