Piazza Venezia

Piazza Venezia

Piazza Venezia, located in the center of Rome, Italy, is the largest square in Rome. The square is rectangular, 130 meters long and 75 meters wide. It is the meeting point of the five main streets. The central part of the square used to be the gathering place of buses, taxis and sightseeing carriages, and the traffic center of the city. Since the second half of 1980, the city government of Rome has reorganized it to make it more beautiful and spectacular.

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Brief introduction to the square

Venice Square is a circular square in the center of Rome. On the front of the square is a neoclassical building made of white marble nicknamed "wedding cake" and "typewriter": the memorial hall of Victor Emmanuel II. It took 25 years to build the memorial hall to celebrate the unification of Italy in 1870. The curved facade formed by 16 columns is the most wonderful part of it. The two groups of fountains under the steps have profound implications: the one on the right symbolizes the tyrenian sea, the one on the left symbolizes the Adriatic Sea, and the figure on horseback in the center is Victor Emmanuel II who completed the great cause of Italian unification. There are two huge bronze statues on the top of the building. The one on the right represents "the victory of loving the motherland" and the one on the left represents "the victory of labor". No matter in the sun or rain, there are always two soldiers here to guard the tomb of the unknown soldier.

Marcello theatre Street on the right side of the memorial hall leads to the Church of Notre Dame of kosmetin. This church is very small and quiet, but it has the world-famous "mouth of truth". This is an ancient Roman manhole cover. It was found in 1632 near the outer wall of the church. The church itself was built in the 6th century, decorated with collint columns and Byzantine style mosaics. It is also worth seeing. In front of the church remains the remains of the temple of Fontaine, the oldest temple in Rome.

On the left side of the square is the Venice palace, which is a Gothic building of the Renaissance. During the prosperity of the Republic of Venice, it used to be the site of the Venetian embassy, so it has this name. Mussolini once made a famous "balcony speech" from the balcony on the second floor to the crowd on the square. Now it has become a museum of Italian Renaissance art.

The origin of the name

The palace Venezia is the most famous Renaissance palace in Rome. It was built by Cardinal Balboa in 1455. Later, it became the residence of the ambassador of the Republic of Venice, and the square was named after the Venice mansion. Austria occupied the building for 120 years from 1797. In 1916, the Italian government took back the building and renovated it. When Mussolini came to power, the mansion was his official residence. He often made inflammatory speeches and lectures to the public on the central balcony. After Mussolini's downfall in 1943, the Venice mansion was turned into an art museum and opened to the outside world.

Architectural features

On the front of Venice Square is a neoclassical building made of white marble nicknamed "wedding cake" and "typewriter": the memorial hall of Victor Emmanuel II. It took 25 years to build the memorial hall to celebrate the unification of Italy in 1870. The curved facade formed by 16 columns is the most wonderful part of it. The two groups of fountains under the steps have profound implications: the one on the right symbolizes the tyrenian sea, the one on the left symbolizes the Adriatic Sea, and the figure on horseback in the center is Victor Emmanuel II who completed the great cause of Italian unification. There are two huge bronze statues on the top of the building. The one on the right represents "the victory of loving the motherland" and the one on the left represents "the victory of labor". No matter in the sun or rain, there are always two soldiers here to guard the tomb of the unknown soldier.

A brief history of Architecture

The palace Venezia is the most famous Renaissance palace in Rome. It was built by Cardinal Balboa in 1455. Later, the building became the official residence of the ambassador of the Republic of Venice, and the square also got its name from the Venice building. Austria occupied the building for 120 years from 1797. In 1916, the Italian government took back the building and renovated it. When Mussolini came to power, the mansion was his official residence. He often made inflammatory speeches and lectures to the public on the central balcony. After Mussolini's downfall in 1943, the Venice mansion was turned into an art museum and opened to the outside world.

Architectural landscape

In the west of Venice Square is the Venice building, and in the East is the building of Venice Insurance Corporation. Two similar buildings are located in front of the altar of the motherland. In the middle of the insurance company building, there is a lion statue, which is the symbol of Venice.

The palace Venezia is the most famous Renaissance palace in Rome. It was built by Cardinal Balboa in 1455. Later, the building became the official residence of the ambassador of the Republic of Venice, and the square also got its name from the Venice building. Austria occupied the building for 120 years from 1797. In 1916, the Italian government took back the building and renovated it. When Mussolini came to power, the mansion was his official residence. He often made inflammatory speeches and lectures to the public on the central balcony. After Mussolini's downfall in 1943, the Venice mansion was turned into an art museum and opened to the outside world. The building of Assicurazioni Generali on the east side of the square was built by manasser in 1911 after the Venetian building on the opposite side. No. 24 on the right side of the building, where Michelangelo used to live, has been demolished. The south wall of the building is adjacent to the ancient Roman city of Traiano, where visitors can overlook the columns and the church.

It's at the starting point of Corso Street north of Venice building. There is a Michaeli building, formerly known as Palazzo Bonaparte. Napoleon's mother had lived here since the defeat of Waterloo until his death. Further north of the square is the famous column square. In the south of Venice Square, there is a towering white marble building. It is the monument of victory Emanuel II on the mountain of cappitolino, which is the symbol of Italian independence and unity. It was built in 1885 and completed in 1911 to commemorate the founding king of Italy, Emmanuel II. On the top of the altar are several huge Latin characters of "reunification of the motherland and freedom of the people". There are broad stone steps in front of the monument and gilded symbolic bronze statues on both sides. The left represents "thought" and the right represents "action". There are two semicircular fountain stone pools in front of the stone steps. On each pool lies a giant stone statue, representing the ocean on both sides of Italy. On the central stone platform, there is a tall gold-plated bronze statue of Emmanuel II, 12 meters high and 12 meters wide. Behind the bronze statue, there is a 72 meter long corridor, built of 16 15 meter high stone pillars. On the wall of the corridor are relief sculptures celebrating the victory of the first World War. There are four bronze horses at each end of the corridor, pulling two wheeled chariots, driven by the goddess of victory. In 1921, the tomb of unknown hero was built under the base of the monument to commemorate the hero who died for his country. In front of the tomb, two torches were burning day and night, with two uniformed guards on both sides. In the relief behind the guards, on the left is the "work first masses" and on the right is the "patriotism first" people. The monument and Tomb of the unknown hero are also known as the "altar of the motherland". Every year on the national day of Italy, the president of the Republic of Italy personally presides over the wreath of flowers to the unknown hero. Heads of state who visit Italy usually come here to present wreaths.

Related activities

On March 21, 2019, China's president Xi Jinping began a state visit to Italy. At noon on March 22nd, President Xi Jinping drove to Venice square after the activities of the presidential palace, and laid a wreath at the monument to the nameless martyrs of Italy's altar.

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