10 October 2011

Monumental Monday - Rome







Vittoriano Monument, also affectionately known as the wedding cake or the typewriter, was built to commemorate Vittorio Emanuele, the first king of a unified Italy. The Vittoriano looks over the Forum and the Capitoline Hill. The Vittoriano also features the tomb of the unknown soldier and the eternal flame, which are guarded 24/7 by Italian soldiers.
It was an overcast, rainy day in Rome when we took these photos.


 Granite Egyptian lion

 Cola di Rienzo statue of Castor



 Pollux




Bride and groom posing for photos

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