This is the monumental monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland). Vittorio Emanuele was the first king when Italy became a united country. The monument is huge, large and made of very white marble. The monument has always been controversial; its construction involved the destruction of a large medieval neighborhood. Italians have several derogatory terms for the monument.
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