Rome; an Eiffel tower. (Victor Emmanuel Monument)

National Review | July 18, 1986 | Copyright

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 ...

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