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A headless eagle

Walking my dogs in the nearby Giardini Pubblici (or Giardini Napoleonici as they're also called), my eyes fell on one of the many lampposts.

I've seen them a many times. I walk there several times every day.

They're of cast iron, painted bright green, with some floral designs on them, half obscured by many layers of paint. Close to the base is a coat of arms with the Lion of St Mark, which is on everything the Municipality of Venice makes.

No surprises there.

Then I looked closer at the lion because something was a bit off.

Surrounding the coat of arms with the winged lion is a floral pattern, something that could be a crown, and … a pair of extra wings.

The coat of arms itself had wings.

The dogs had wandered off at this point, doing whatever dogs do when you don't look.

#Curiosities #AustrianDomination #Lampposts #UnificationOfItaly #Venezia #Venice

Die Statue am Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II in Rom ist ein beeindruckendes Kunstwerk, das den majestätischen Charakter der Brücke unterstreicht. Die Brücke überquert den Tiber und verbindet das historische Zentrum mit dem Vatikan. Sie ist mit Skulpturen geschmückt, die historische und allegorische Szenen darstellen. Die Statuen symbolisieren den italienischen Nationalstolz und die Einheit des Landes. Sie wurden anlässlich des 50. Jahrestages der Vereinigung Italiens errichtet und bieten einen atemberaubenden Blick auf den Fluss und die umliegenden Wahrzeichen. Ein Besuch ist ein Muss für Kunst- und Geschichtsliebhaber.

The statue on Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome is an impressive artwork that adorns the bridge over the Tiber. It symbolizes Italian national pride and unity, erected for the 50th anniversary of Italy's unification. A highlight for art and history lovers, offering views of the Tiber and the Vatican.

#Rome #Rom #PonteVittorioEmanueleII #Tiber #TiberRiver #Italy #Italien #Kunst #ArtLovers #HistoryLovers #VaticanView #Brücke #Bridge #Nationalstolz #UnificationOfItaly #RomanHistory #RömischeGeschichte #Statue #Skulptur #CulturaItaliana #ItalienischeKultur #TravelItaly #ReiseItalien #VisitRome #BesuchRom #Architecture #Architektur #ItalianPride #ItalienischerStolz #CulturalHeritage #Kulturerbe #EternalCity

Daghe adosso, Nino!

An Austrian admiral giving orders in Venetian, in a naval battle against Italy, which eventually led to Venice becoming Italian

#AustrianDomination #Fascism #OTD #UnificationOfItaly #Venezia #Venice

An artists impression of the Battle of Lissa (1866)

Modern Venice

After the end of the Republic of Venice, the city has been under a series of different foreign states.

Venice was under Austrian-Hungarian control 1798--1805, then under Napoleonic rule in the period 1805--1815. After the Congress of Vienna, Venice was returned to the Habsburgs of Austria.

It remained under Austria — in the form of an Austrian controlled Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia — until 1866, with a brief interlude in 1848--1849 with the revolutionary Venetian Democratic Republic.

Since 1866, Venice has been part of Italy — initially under the Kingdom of Italy, which included the fascist period, and then under the Republic of Italy from 1948 until now.

#ModernVenice #AustrianDomination #KingdonOfLombardyVenetia #UnificationOfItaly #Venezia #Venice