Italo Balbo Monument
Chicago, United States of America
The Balbo Monument consists of a column that is approximately 2,000 years old dating from between 117 and 38 BC and a contemporary stone base. It was taken from an ancient port town outside of Rome by Benito Mussolini and given to the city of Chicago in 1933 to honor the trans-Atlantic flight led by
Italo Balbo to the Century of Progress Worlds Fair.
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