The tricolor lights up the Temple of Venus and Rome for April 25. Giuli: "emotion"

by Redazione , published on 25/04/2025
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On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of April 25, at the initiative of Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, the Temple of Venus and Rome is lit up with the tricolor: a symbolic gesture celebrating the shared memory of Liberation.

In the heart of Rome this evening, starting at 9 p.m., the Temple of Venus and Rome, located inside the Roman Forum, was tinged with the colors of the Italian flag to celebrate April 25. The projection of the tricolor on the monument marked a highly symbolic and meaningful moment on the80th anniversary of the Liberation.

The initiative, promoted by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, aims to pay tribute to the April 25 anniversary through a gesture that combines art, history and civic sentiment. Projecting the Italian flag on one of the most emblematic places of classical Rome is meant to be a way to reaffirm the continuity of Italian history and the profound meaning of the Liberation as a founding moment of the Republic and democracy.

“Tonight, on the 80th anniversary of the Liberation, in the Temple of Venus, the tricolor flag illuminates the night,” Minister Giuli wrote on his social channels. “This symbolic place of our national identity is dressed in light and memory. A moment that fills with emotion, an invitation to reflect on the value of freedom and belonging to our shared history.”

The solemn moment is accessible to citizens and visitors, who will be able to freely watch the tricolor projection inside the archaeological area, without the need for official invitations or reservations. The Temple unites two central figures of Roman symbolism: Venus, goddess of love and mythical mother of the Roman people, and Rome itself, personified in the deity of the same name. Placed between the Colosseum and the Basilica of Maxentius, the monument represents one of the greatest architectural expressions of the imperial period, with its double apse and pronaos facing both the ancient heart of the city and the Flavian Amphitheater.

Photo: Agnese Sbaffi / Raffaele Marino

The tricolor lights up the Temple of Venus and Rome for April 25. Giuli:
The tricolor lights up the Temple of Venus and Rome for April 25. Giuli: "emotion"


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