Building Detail
by Terry Davis
Title
Building Detail
Artist
Terry Davis
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art, Photo Painting, Photography
Description
I was visiting one of the Roman monuments that I don't like, Vittorio Emmanuel, or commonly called the wedding cake. This photo is a detail that I found graceful and perhaps that's a great way to appreciate this monument, in small doses!
It was constructed following the death of Italy's first King, Victor Emmanuel II in 1878. Following his death, the Italian government approved the construction of a monumental complex on the Northern side of Rome’s Capitol Hill. The monument was envisioned as a way to celebrate the legacy of the first king of Italy and a symbol of national patriotism. Construction began in 1885, under the lead of Italian architect Giuseppe Sacconi, and required the demolition of numerous buildings in the proximity of the selected location.
The partly completed monument was inaugurated on June 4th, 1911 during the Turin International world’s fair and the 50th anniversary of Italian Unification. Construction continued throughout the first half of the 20th Century; in 1921 the body of the Unknown Soldier was placed in the crypt under the statue of goddess Roma and in 1935 the monument was fully completed amidst the inauguration of the Museo Centrale del Risorgimento Italiano (Museo Centrale del Risorgimento al Vittoriano).
With the rise of Fascism in 1922, the Vittoriano became the setting for the military parades of the authoritarian regime guided by Benito Mussolini. After World War II, with the institution of the Italian Republic in 1946, the monument was stripped of all its Fascist symbolisms and reassumed its original function as a secular temple dedicated to the Italian nation and its people. Throughout the second half of the 20th Century, however, its significance as a symbol of national identity started declining as the public opinion began perceiving it as a cumbersome relic representing a nation superseded by its own history. At the turn of the 21st Century, Italy’s President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi pushed for a revaluation of Italian patriotic symbols, including the Vittoriano. To this day the monument hosts major national parades and celebrations.
IMAGE FEATURED IN:
The Philanthropic Artists group 04/28/19
The Road to Self Promotion group 04/25/19
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April 23rd, 2019
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