a large building with a statue on top of it

The Altare della Patria (English: "Altar of the Fatherland"), also known as the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument (Italian: "Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II"), the Mole del Vittoriano or Il Vittoriano, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. It is currently managed by the Polo Museale del Lazio, the Italian Ministry of Defense and the Museo Centrale del Risorgimento Italiano.