Piazza Venezia takes its name from the palace built in the 15th century for the Venetian cardinal Pietro Barbo. Later, the embassy of the Venetian Republic was located there, and now it houses a museum.
Today, however, the main attraction of this square is not so much the Palazzo Venezia as the snow-white Vittoriano monument, erected in honor of the first king of unified Italy, Victor Emmanuel II. Many Romans jokingly call this architectural ensemble the "typewriter" or the "wedding cake." Well, locals are allowed to do that, but we will agree to call it the Altar of the Fatherland, especially since the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands in front of the equestrian statue of King Victor Emmanuel II.
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By climbing the marble staircase of the Vittoriano, you will reach the observation deck, which offers a magnificent panoramic view of the center of Rome. Inside the monument are museums: the Risorgimento Museum, preserving the memory of the national liberation movement in Italy, and the Museum of Naval Ensigns.
Piazza Venezia is located in the immediate vicinity of the Roman Forum and Trajan's Forum, so it has been considered the historical center of the city since ancient times. In 2009, during the construction of a metro station, the remains of an ancient Roman "school of fine arts" were accidentally discovered here. Historians claim that rhetoric, grammar, philosophy, logic, and jurisprudence were taught there.
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