I looked up the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II on wikipedia and found out a bit more about it. It houses an unknown soldier, commemorating the loss of soldiers during WWI. Also, apparently the citizens of Rome think it's too large and pompous. It has the following nicknames, "the wedding cake," "false teeth," and "the typewriter."
The Pantheon. Originally a pagan building, it was traded to the Christian religion by a man who wanted to erect a memorial to himself. The fact that it was handed over to the Christians is why it's still in such good condition - they didn't destroy it because it was theirs.
Hugs for the Pantheon!
I looked up the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II on wikipedia and found out a bit more about it. It houses an unknown soldier, commemorating the loss of soldiers during WWI. Also, apparently the citizens of Rome think it's too large and pompous. It has the following nicknames, "the wedding cake," "false teeth," and "the typewriter."
The Pantheon. Originally a pagan building, it was traded to the Christian religion by a man who wanted to erect a memorial to himself. The fact that it was handed over to the Christians is why it's still in such good condition - they didn't destroy it because it was theirs.
Hugs for the Pantheon!
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