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On 9 January 1878, King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy died. That's why I'd like to mention the National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Rome. National Monument Victor Emmanuel II of Italy in Rome - picture taken in 2017 About the Monument The Altare della Patria or the National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II really is a must see for royal history lovers. This piece of art is built in honour of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy. It has a wonderful location between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill in Rome, the capital of Italy. Some history The National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885. It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925. Equestrian Statue of King Victor Emmanuel II - own picture taken in 2017 The building The National monument has stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains and an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria. T

In the garden of the Petit Sablon in Brussels, capital of Belgium, there is a remarkable statue worth to take a closer look to the person behind the statue. Lodewijk van Bodegem own picture taken in 2017 It is the one made of Lodewijk van Bodegem, also called Loys van Boghem or Lowys van Beughem.  First of all Lodewijk van Bodegem isn't very famous anymore though his  history really is remarkable.  Personal story Lodewijk van Bodegem was born around 1470 in St. Martens Bodegem (one of the Brussels regions).   Loys' father had a stone quarry near Stuivenberg. Loys and his brother continued the business after their father's death. After 1496 Loys married Anna van Aelst. They had a lot of children. Loys died in 1540 in Brussels. Royal Duty Loys Van Bogem was master in a guild from Brussels. Together with  Laurens Keldermans and Hendrik van Pede he built the Nassau Palace  in Brussels. This was the city's residence of