Altare della Patria (Vittoriano)

The Altare della Patria was built following a decision by the Italian Parliament to dedicate a national monument to the recently deceased king Vittorio Emanuele II (1878). After announcing two international competitions (1880 and 1882), the project presented by Giuseppe Sacconi was chosen. The young architect from the Marches, on the model of the great sanctuaries of the classical age, had conceived the space as a scenic representation that celebrated the Italian Risorgimento in the center of imperial Rome.

The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, also known as the Altare della Patria, or simply Il Vittoriano, is a large memorial in Rome, Italy, built in honour of the first king of a unified Italy, Victor Emmanuel II. It is located between Piazza Venezia and Capitoline Hill.

The National Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II or Vittoriano, called for synecdoche Altare della Patria, is an Italian national monument located in Rome, in Piazza Venezia, on the northern slope of the Campidoglio hill, the work of the architect Giuseppe Sacconi.