Virgin of Monte Mario
Record: 9 m
LA MADONNA DI MONTE MARIO
Of the thousands of statues, paintings and mosaics of the Madonna in Rome, perhaps the one which is most loved by the Romans is the statue which is the most visible. This visibility is due to two factors: the statue's size and its location. The statue itself, made of gold plated bronze and copper, weighs over seven and a half tons and is nine meters high; in addition, it stands on a base which is nineteen meters high. Furthermore, Its location is at the top of Monte Mario, the highest point in the city at 132 meters. It was erected on April 4, 1953 as an ex-voto, a votive offering requested by the signatures of over one million Romans to thank the Madonna for sparing the city of Rome during WWII.
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