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The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome, Italy. The statue was favoured by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, who donated copies of the statues to various places around the world.[1]

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Below is a list of replicas of the Capitoline Wolf statue in different places of the world:

Argentina

• Buenos Aires - in the Botanic Gardens and Parque Lezama.This reproduction was donated by Vittorio Emmanuelle III, King of Italy (1869-1947) to the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic, Dr. Roque Sáenz Peña, on the occasion of the Centenary of the May Revolution, in 1910.
• Bariloche
• Mendoza - in the Plaza de Italia
• San Martín, Mendoza - in the Plaza Italia
• Mar de Plata

Australia

• Perth - in the lobby of the WA Italian Club, on Fitzgerald Street.

Belgium

• La Louvière - on the Place de la Louve

Bolivia

• La Paz - on the Plaza Roma, Obrajes.

Brazil

• Brasília - in front of the "Palácio do Buriti", the seat of the government of the Federal District, donated by the mayor of Rome at the time of the foundation of Brasília

Canada

• Toronto - in the collection of the City of Toronto
• Thunder Bay - located in the Thunder Bay Soroptimist International Friendship Garden Italian Monument

Chile

• Talca - in Plaza Italia (on the crossing of Calle 11 Oriente and Calle 2 Sur), 1942. Stolen in 2010,[2] replaced with a replica by 2013.
• Valparaiso - in Parque Italia, 1936.
• Santiago

China

• Changchun - in school of history and culture, Northeast Normal University,given to the Changchun children's park by Mussolini in 1938 when the city(then named Xinjing) was the capital of Manchukuo.On April 27, 1952, Zhu Huan was passing through the "Datong Park" in Changchun City and found that the stone seat of the female wolf statue was in ruins. This was a gift from the Italian fascist government as a national gift to Xinjing City in Manchukuo during the Manchukuo period . He found the bronze female wolf statue nearby and escorted the female wolf statue to the office building of the History Department of Northeastern University on Liberty Avenue.[3][4][5]

France

• Paris - in place Paul Painlevé
• Narbonne

Guatemala

• Guatemala City - in front of the city hall in the civic center

Hungary

• Szarvas - in front of the Bolza castle.

Italy

• Rome - the original statue is in the Capitoline Museums and a copy on a pillar at the northern corner of Palazzo senatorio
• Pisa - on the Piazza dei Miracoli
• Siena - several sites in the city, including the Duomo
• Aquileia - in the Piazza Capitolio, next to the basilica
• Piacenza - at the beginning of via Emilia
• Reggio Emilia - in the Piazza del Popolo
• Massa Lombarda - inserted into a monument to the fallen of all wars at the entrance of the town cemetery
• Verona - inserted into a monument to the fallen of all wars in the old town walls

Japan

• Chōfu, Tokyo - in Ajinomoto Stadium, donated from the Commune of Rome in 2001.
• Chiyoda, Tokyo - in Hibiya Park, one block south of the Imperial Palace complex. It was donated by Benito Mussolini in 1938.

Libya

• Benghazi - Benghazi Corniche Columns, or Romulus Benghazi.

Moldova

• Chișinău - Statue of Capitoline Wolf, Chișinău in front of National Museum of History

New Zealand

• Hamilton - At the Italian Renaissance Garden entranceway in the Hamilton Gardens

Norway

• Tønsberg, Vestfold

Romania

Romanian Capitoline Wolf statues (Lupoaica):

• Alba Iulia - Capitoline Wolf statue in a park
• Blaj - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center
• Brad - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center, near the Dacian Standard

• Brașov - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the City Hall
• Bucharest - Capitoline Wolf statue on the Brătianu Boulevard[6]
• Cluj-Napoca - Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cluj-Napoca
• Constanța - Capitoline Wolf statue in the historical downtown
• Cristeștii Ciceului
• Dej
• Galați - Capitoline Wolf statue in a park
• Iernut - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center
• Leșu
• Luduș
• Maieru
• Năsăud
• Orăștie
• Reghin
• Săcele
• Satu Mare - Capitoline Wolf statue in the "Vasile Lucaciu" Park
• Sighișoara - Capitoline Wolf statue in the Oberth Square (Piața Oberth)
• Târgu Mureș - Capitoline Wolf statue in the Prefecture Square (Piața Prefecturii)
• Târnăveni
• Timișoara - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the Orthodox Cathedral
• Toplița
• Turda - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center
• Zalău - Capitoline Wolf statue in the central park

Spain

• Segovia: There is a Capitoline Wolf statue under the Roman aqueduct in Segovia
• Mérida: The Capitoline Wolf is near the Roman bridge of the city.
• Tarragona : There is a Capitoline wolf located inside the museum named Circ Romà

Sweden

• Millesgården, Lidingö

Switzerland

• Fribourg - In front of the Miséricorde Building of the University of Fribourg

Tajikistan

• Shahriston - There is a Capitoline Wolf statue near Istaravšan, Soghd, which memorializes a wolf drawing found in the region.

United Kingdom

• Wells, Somerset - beside the A39 a little north of the city. Sculpted by an Italian prisoner-of-war in World War II.

United States

• Chicago, Illinois - Located in the Ogden Avenue
• Boston, Massachusetts - interior entrance to Boston Latin School
• Cincinnati, Ohio - Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cincinnati
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Del Rio, Texas - Located at the Brinkley Circle, home of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley
• New York City, New York - Located in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx on the grounds of the Hebrew Home for the Aged
• Rome, Georgia - at the entrance to the Rome City Auditorium[1][7]
• Rome, New York- Located at The Beeches Conference Center and Restaurant[1]
• Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - located in front of the Chippewa County courthouse
• Tulsa, Oklahoma - in the gardens of the Philbrook Museum
• Washington, DC - on the ground floor of the National Gallery of Art[8]

Uruguay

• Montevideo - on the crossing of Bulevar Artigas and Av. 8 de Octubre
• Florida
• Punta del Este - on the crossing of Avenida Italia and Av. Petragosa Sierra

Gallery

This section contains an unencyclopedic or excessive gallery of images.

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  Siena, Italy
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  Martigny, Switzerland
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  Chișinău, Moldavia
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  Narbonne, France
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  Paris, France
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  Sourbrodt, Belgium
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  Mérida, Spain
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  Tarragona, Spain
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  Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  Florida, Uruguay
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  Montevideo, Uruguay
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  Valparaiso, Chile
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  San Salvador, El Salvador
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  Georgia, United States
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  Cincinnati, United States

References

See also

На других языках

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- [en] List of Capitoline Wolf statues

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[it] Statue della lupa capitolina per città

Questo è un elenco delle diverse statue della lupa capitolina nelle varie città del mondo.

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