Photo: Rijksmuseum · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Monument · Rome, Italy
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- Dated
- Dated 1885–1935
- Declared purpose
- Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
- Today
- Survives, monument and museum
- Build time
- About 50 years (1885–1935)
- Region
- Europe
- Architect of record
- Giuseppe Sacconi, architect: about 30 when credited (1884, born 1854). Build time on record: about 50 years (1885–1935).All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
Part of the medieval quarter on the hillside was cleared to build it.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A white marble monument on the Capitoline Hill. Part of the medieval quarter was cleared to build it.
Why researchers flag it
Part of the medieval quarter on the hillside was cleared to build it.
Cleared ground
Buildings on the hillside were cleared for it.
Young architect
Giuseppe Sacconi won the competition at about 30.
Questions worth asking
- What was found when the hill was dug?
Possible original uses
- Monument or temple
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
