|
|
Article: Rome; an Eiffel tower. (Victor Emmanuel Monument)
- Article from:
- National Review
- Article date:
- July 18, 1986
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1986 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
ROME Everyone expects the buildings of ancient Rome such as the Colosseum to suffer from the corrosive effects of twentieth-century pollution, especially automobile fumes. But it comes as something of a shock to learn that the vast, white Victor Emmanuel Monument--the "wedding cake"--built in 1911, is now also in danger of crumbling. This huge pile of unweathering marble sits in the vortex of Roman traffic facing the Piazza Venezia, in the middle of the city. The monument was built to honor the memory of the King of Savoy, and it also incorporates the Tomb of Italy's Unknown Soldier. Recently the ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Outrage at warning over Eiffel Tower falling into ...
The Scotsman;
July 9, 1998 ;
621 words
... ... interrupted yesterday by fears that the Eiffel Tower could fall into foreign ownership ... privatisation policy was that the independent Eiffel Tower company, which owns and operates the ... buyer becoming the indirect owner of the Eiffel Tower. According to the French broadcaster ...
|
|