One of the fathers of the Risorgimento imagined a place in Rome that was so high up that it would soar above the vestiges of antiquity and the Christian world 

The architect from the Marche region translated Giuseppe Mazzini’s dream into an extraordinary panoramic terrace at the top of the Vittoriano

After a two-stage competition, victory for the commission was handed to Carlo Fontana and Paolo Bartolini

Two plaster models of the quadrigae were put in place to evaluate the overall effect 

The failure of the dress rehearsal prompted a series of countermeasures

In 1927, the two quadrigae were finally hoisted into position atop the two propylaea

Thanks to the addition of two lifts, making it easily accessible, the Panoramic Terrace has become one of Vittoriano monument’s main attractions