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ITINERARIES PIAZZA VENEZIA 
Piazza Venezia is a famous square in Rome. It is situated at the foot of the Capitol, where some
of the most important streets cross it : Via dei Fori Imperiali, via del Corso, Via del Plebiscito.The present appearance of the square is largely due by the demolition and reconstruction made between the end of winter and the beginning of the twentieth century. It should be noted in particular the Victorian, built specifically at the turn of the century, colossal monument to Victor Emmanuel II (often mistakenly identified with the Altar of the Fatherland, which in reality is only a part), jokingly nicknamed Machine to write. To realize the huge complex had to knock down old buildings, including the monastery of; In the thirties was moved to the palace Venice, sealed at the palace southeast of Venice obstacle between the monument and the square, and one of the most beautiful palaces of Rome, the luxurious residence of Torlonia. The Victorian stores remains of the Unknown Soldier in remembrance of fallen soldiers without dignified burial, cop incessantly by two soldiers and a flame light. The complex of Victorian periodically hosts major exhibitions, in addition to the Shrine of flags. On the west side is the facade of Palazzo Venezia, which was initially established papal: Pope Julius II attended from the balcony of the palace to race horses Barberi, which until 1883 was disputed along Via del Corso and ended near the square, in the disappearance Street Resumption of the Barberi. Then, from 1564 to 1797, hosted the Venetian representation at the Papal State. When the Congress of Vienna assigned to the Hapsburg territories of the Serenissima, the building faced the same fate and served embassy from the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1914, when it was confiscated by the state. During the period of Fascism, Benito Mussolini chose it as the seat of government and from the balcony gave his speeches. In front of the palace Venice has been raised, in the early twentieth century, the Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali of Venice, whose facade (architect Giuseppe Sacconi) incorporates the essential lines of the oldest building that faces; It is decorated with a lion of St. Mark taken from a bastion of the walls of Padua. It was built in position behind the demolished buildings, palaces Paracciani-Nepoti, Del Nero-Bolognetti-Torlonia (Carlo Fontana) and Frangipane-Vincenzi, which were located on the Via del Corso: the square, now landmark new roads built for Rome capital, was so considerably expanded. Besides Palazzo Venezia, the original arrangement of the square has kept the north side with the Palazzo Bonaparte, where there lived Letizia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon. During the Christmas period in the square is placed a large fir decorated, while at the Via del Corso with the raised dais for the vigilant urban element has been the inspiration for many films and commercials. -> back Other information on Wikipedia - The free encyclpedia |