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The Victory Monument in Bozen-Bolzano ( South Tyrol , Italy ) in Victory Square was erected on the personal orders of Mussolini . The 19 metre wide '''Victory Gate''' was designed by architect Marcello Piacentini . Its construction was dedicated to the "Martyrs of the First World War ". The following Latin script can be seen on the façade: :HIC PATRIAE FINES SISTE SIGNA / HINC CETEROS EXCOLVIMUS LINGVA LEGIBVS ARTIBVS Here is the border of the motherland. Set down the banners. From this point on we educated others with language, law and culture This statement disregards the fact that there was language, law and culture before. It was inaugurated on 12th July 1928 by King Vittorio Emanuele III . The name of the monument and the inscription was seen as provocative if not outright insulting by most German -speaking South Tyroleans. On the day of the inauguration there was a counter-demonstration with 10,000 people in Innsbruck . Many South Tyroleans call the monument the "Fascist Temple". Today, the monument still is a focal point of the tensions between the Italian and German speaking communities in Bozen-Bolzano, and it is fenced off to protect it from defacement. |
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