List of Capitoline Wolf statues
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The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome, Italy. Copies of the statues have been donated by Italy to various places around the world.[1]
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 Emanuele 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
- Brussels - on the Mont des Arts
- 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 [1]
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, 1936-1937.
- Santiago
China
- Changchun - in school of history and culture, Northeast Normal University. The statue was given to the town by the Italian Economic Mission in Japan in 1938 when the city (then named Xinjing) was the capital of Manchukuo.[3] 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 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.[4][5][6]
Finland
- Kotka - in the Kauppakeskus Pasaati lobby
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, and another in Piazza del Popolo.
- 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
Romania
Romanian Capitoline Wolf statues (Lupoaica):
- Alba Iulia - Capitoline Wolf statue in a park
- Blaj - Capitoline Wolf statue in the city center
- Brad - Capitoline Wolf statue in the city center, near the Dacian Standard
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- Brașov - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the City Hall
- Bucharest - Capitoline Wolf statue on Brătianu Boulevard[7]
- Cluj-Napoca - Capitoline Wolf statue on Eroilor Boulevard
- Constanța - Capitoline Wolf statue in the historical downtown
- Cristeștii Ciceului
- Dej
- Galați - Capitoline Wolf statue in a park
- Gherla
- Iernut - Capitoline Wolf statue in the town 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 city 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
- Madrid : There is a Capitoline wolf located on the roof of the WoW Hotel in Gran Via 18 (old Roma Hotel).
Sweden
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 - Statue of Romulus and Remus beside the A39 a little north of the city. Sculpted by an Italian prisoner-of-war in World War II.
Also seen in Saltram House Plymouth (National Trust).
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
- Austin, Texas - Located at the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin[8]
- 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][9]
- 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[10]
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
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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
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References
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- ↑ Günther, Sven; Zhang, Hongxia (2023). "Mussolinis ‚Drittes Rom‘ in globaler Perspektive. Anmerkungen zu einer Kopie der Kapitolinischen Wölfin in Changchun, China" [Mussolini's 'Third Rome' in a global perspective. Notes on a copy of the Capitoline Wolf in Changchun, China]. Gymnasium 130, 6, pp. 547–562.
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- ↑ Fang You lang(房有良)'s《新京大同公园门前的铜制牝狼雕像》
- ↑ 《长春市志》
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See also
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