The Italian Risorgimento is one of the most pivotal parts of Italian history. It is the unification of the Italian city states into one nation as the Italian kingdom and it represents the creation of the Italy we see today. The French revolution is what stoked the coals of change in Italy as it did with many other European countries. Off the heels of this revolution began a tumultuous time in Italy going from 1815 to 1871 when Rome was declared the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. This building represents to the Roman people a glaring reminder of the tumultuous past they have overcome in order to become the country they are today. The building was completed in 1925 and dedicated to Victor Emmanuel, the first king of unified Italy. The Roman citizens don’t like this building very much however. In order to build it a large area of the Capitoline hill was destroyed which housed a medieval neighborhood on it. It is also seen as an eyesore with its boxy and pompous design with blaringly white marble jutting out over the whole of the city not fitting in with the beautiful remains of antiquity that are scattered all around it.