Last week’s Friday Mystery Place was identified with unerring accuracy by judithreid (go check out her blog!), who recognized the edifice in the image as the Victor Emmanuel II monument in Rome.
The official name of the monument is the Altare del Patria, Altar of the Fatherland. It houses the Museum of Italian Unification and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It’s construction was rather controversial, as it put a huge white edifice in the middle of a medieval area of Rome. Additionally, its size and overly ostentatious architecture make it a bit of an anachronism in the Eternal City.
How about another slide from 1960…
Clearly, this is not the Arc de Triomphe; which arch do you think this might be?
Technical Details
The slide, from which this scan came, was processed in August of 1960; it was shot on Kodak Ektachrome slide file. Despite its age, the typical Ektachrome pinkish cast (due to cyan dye fading over time) is rather minimal
Is it Marble Arch in London?
Good guess, but I don’t think it is.
I thought not with the hill but I thought it was worth a guess!
The hill is an important clue…
The Arch of Constantine, Rome?
You’ve got the right arch this time!! Well done!!
Brilliant. Thank you.
Looks like Rome again but cannot imagine you would have another from there – so pass. Love the old photo. Nice to see the old cars including an old “Herbie” (VW) (I learnt in one so have fond memories of them!!)
Then again… it could just be Rome again! Yes, the old cars really made this slide very interesting to me, as well as seeing what people wore back then.
Ha ha!!! Sneaky !!!! I love looking at old snaps ….. everything seems so much more serene too …. less traffic etc !!! 🙂
My father-in-law was going to throw these slides away (the plastic bags were marked trash 🙂 ). When he offered me the great metal storage cases that they came in, I asked him for the slides, which has allowed me to explore the past.
It’s wonderful!
Italy?
Indeed…
How wonderful having such an archive from your F-I-L. I guess we will be seeing a few more oldies in the future …………. 🙂
That’s possible 🙂
🙂