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tue was a gift from the Italian community in Alexandria for Egypt’s hosting of the
King Vittorio Emanuele III (1947-1869), the last king of Italy after being overthrown.
The original base of the statue –currently the Unknown Soldier Memorial- is designed
in the roman style by the architect Ernesto Verrucci Bey (1945 – 1874), the supervisor
of the royal palaces at that time and the one who produced the architectural design
of the High Court of Justice in Cairo.
A rare photo of the statue of Ismai’l on its original pedestal-currently the Unknown Soldier Memorial in
Alexandria before moving it to its current location. Source: Photo Archive- The J. Paul Getty Museum.
A maquette for the statue of Khedive Isma’il project in Alexandria. The statue is on its pedestal in the
middle of the memorial. This maquette is on display at Muhammad Ali dynasty Hall at National Military
Museum at Salah El-Din Citadel in Cairo.
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King Vittorio Emanuele III (1947-1869), the last king of Italy after being overthrown.
The original base of the statue –currently the Unknown Soldier Memorial- is designed
in the roman style by the architect Ernesto Verrucci Bey (1945 – 1874), the supervisor
of the royal palaces at that time and the one who produced the architectural design
of the High Court of Justice in Cairo.
A rare photo of the statue of Ismai’l on its original pedestal-currently the Unknown Soldier Memorial in
Alexandria before moving it to its current location. Source: Photo Archive- The J. Paul Getty Museum.
A maquette for the statue of Khedive Isma’il project in Alexandria. The statue is on its pedestal in the
middle of the memorial. This maquette is on display at Muhammad Ali dynasty Hall at National Military
Museum at Salah El-Din Citadel in Cairo.
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