Italy 2011 - Roma Capitale

 

One stamp of a series celebrating Rome, "Roma Capitale", issued on 21 April 2011, to mark the day of the foundation of the City.  
The stamp shows a side view from the top of the Vittorio Emanuele monument.  Il Vittoriano, or Altare della Patria, is also known as the "Wedding Cake" or the "Typewriter"  by the locals who do not seem to be very fond of it!  The monument was completed in 1935 and honours  Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of a unified Italy.
The Colosseum is visible in the distance, on the right, at the end of the Via dei Fori Imperiali; the Roman Forum, is in the bottom right corner.  Piazza Venezia can be seen on the left.

Front view of the Vittoriano on a grey day.

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