Originally Posted by davidcalgary29
And don't miss the Roman column located on Chicago's waterfront, which was donated to the city by Mussolini in 1934. It's certainly one of Chicago's more unusual landmarks.
Haven't been back to look at it in years, I believe it's been restored (the foundation stones were shifting badly). It has a wonderful inscription in English and Italian:
This Column
Twenty Centuries Old
Erected On The Shores Of Ostia
Port Of Imperial Rome
To Safeguard The Fortunes And Victories
Of The Roman Triremes
Fascist Italy By Command Of Benito Mussolini
Presents To Chicago
Exaltation Symbol Memorial
Of The Atlantic Squadron Led By Balbo
That With Roman Daring Flew Across The Ocean
In The Eleventh Year
Of The Fascist Era
Theres plenty about it if you google it.
A few years ago I showed it to some Italian friends, they flipped; it talked about the glorious fascist nation of Italy.