Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy)

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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Italy is a national war memorial in Rome honoring an unidentified fallen soldier as a symbol of all Italian soldiers who died in war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument
tomb of the unknown soldier
war memorial
architecturalStyle neoclassical
category Military monuments and memorials in Rome
Tombs of Unknown Soldiers
World War I memorials in Italy
commemorates Italian soldiers killed in World War I
Italian war dead
coordinates 41.895°N 12.482°E
country Italy
dedicatedTo unknown Italian soldier
dedicationDate 4 November 1921
guardedBy Corazzieri
linked to: Corazzieri Regiment

Italian armed forces honor guard
hasPart eternal flame
honor guard post
sarcophagus
hasSymbol eternal flame as symbol of perpetual remembrance
heritageDesignation national monument of Italy
inauguratedOn 4 November 1921
inception 1921
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Altare della Patria
Lazio
Piazza Venezia
Vittoriano
location Rome
material marble
stone
nativeLabel Tomba del Milite Ignoto
ownedBy Italian state
linked to: Italian Republic
partOf Italian national commemorative sites network
Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
purpose national remembrance of fallen soldiers
symbolic burial place for unidentified war dead
significance focus of state military ceremonies
symbol of national unity
significantEvent Republic Day ceremonies
annual Armistice Day ceremonies
laying of wreaths by Italian President
symbolizes all Italian soldiers who died in war
visitation open to the public

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Victor Emmanuel II National Monument hasPart Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy)
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy) nativeLabel Tomba del Milite Ignoto
linked to: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy)
Italian Unknown Soldier hasAlternativeName Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy)