Monument to King Umberto I

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Monument to King Umberto I, Villa Borghese

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The towering monument to King Umberto I (r. 1878-1900), which stands in Villa Borghese, was designed and partly created by the sculptor Davide Calandra (1856-1916). After his death, in 1916, work on the monument was continued by Edoardo Rubino. It was finally unveiled to the public in 1926. 

Umberto I was the second king of Italy. He was assassinated in Monza on July 29th, 1900, by the Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci.   

Umberto I is interred in the Pantheon with his father King Vittorio Emanuele II (r. 1861-78). 

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