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The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome, Italy. The statue was favoured by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, who donated copies of the statues to various places around the world. Below is a list of replicas of the Capitoline Wolf statue in different places of the world:


Argentina

*Buenos Aires - in the Botanic Gardens and Parque Lezama.This reproduction was donated by Vittorio Emmanuelle III, King of Italy (1869-1947) to the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic, Dr. Roque Sáenz Peña, on the occasion of the Centenary of the May Revolution, in 1910. *Bariloche *Mendoza, Argentina, Mendoza - in the Plaza de Italia *San Martín, Mendoza - in the Plaza Italia *Mar de Plata


Australia

*Perth - in the lobby of the WA Italian Club, on Fitzgerald Street.


Belgium

*La Louvière - on the Place de la Louve


Bolivia

*La Paz - on the Plaza Roma, Obrajes.


Brazil

*Brasília - in front of the "Palácio do Buriti", the seat of the government of the Federal District, donated by the mayor of Rome at the time of the foundation of Brasília


Canada

*Toronto - in the collection of the City of Toronto *Thunder Bay - located in the Thunder Bay Soroptimist International Friendship Garden Italian Monumen


Chile

*Talca - in Plaza Italia (on the crossing of Calle 11 Oriente and Calle 2 Sur), 1942. Stolen in 2010, replaced with a replica by 2013. *Valparaiso - in Parque Italia, 1936. *Santiago


China

*Changchun - in school of history and culture, Northeast Normal University,given to the Changchun children's park by Mussolini in 1938 when the city(then named Xinjing) was the capital of Manchukuo.On April 27, 1952, :zh:朱寰 (历史学家), Zhu Huan was passing through the "Datong Park" in Changchun City and found that the stone seat of the female wolf statue was in ruins. This was a gift from the Italian fascist government as a national gift to Xinjing City in Manchukuo during the Manchukuo period . He found the bronze female wolf statue nearby and escorted the female wolf statue to the office building of the History Department of Northeastern University on Liberty Avenue.


France

*Paris - in place Paul Painlevé *Narbonne


Guatemala

*Guatemala City - in front of the city hall in the civic center


Hungary

*Szarvas - in front of the Bolza castle.


Italy

*Rome - the original statue is in the Capitoline Museums and a copy on a pillar at the northern corner of Capitoline Hill#Palazzo Senatorio, Palazzo senatorio *Pisa - on the Piazza dei Miracoli *Siena - several sites in the city, including the Duomo *Aquileia - in the Piazza Capitolio, next to the basilica *Piacenza - at the beginning of via Emilia * Reggio Emilia - in the Piazza del Popolo * Massa Lombarda - inserted into a monument to the fallen of all wars at the entrance of the town cemetery * Verona - inserted into a monument to the fallen of all wars in the old town walls


Japan

*Chōfu, Tokyo - in Ajinomoto Stadium, donated from the Commune of Rome in 2001. *Chiyoda, Tokyo - in Hibiya Park, one block south of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace complex. It was donated by Benito Mussolini in 1938.


Libya

*Benghazi - Benghazi Corniche Columns, or Romulus Benghazi.


Moldova

*Chișinău - Statue of Capitoline Wolf, Chișinău in front of National History Museum of Moldova, National Museum of History


New Zealand

*Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton - At the Italian Renaissance Garden entranceway in the Hamilton Gardens


Norway

*Tønsberg, Vestfold


Romania

Romanian Capitoline Wolf statues (''Lupoaica''): *Alba Iulia - Capitoline Wolf statue in a park *Blaj - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center *Brad, Hunedoara, Brad - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center, near the Dacian Draco, Dacian Standard *Brașov - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the City Hall *Bucharest - Capitoline Wolf statue on the Brătianu Boulevard *Cluj-Napoca - Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cluj-Napoca *Constanța - Capitoline Wolf statue in the historical downtown *Cristeștii Ciceului *Dej *Galați - Capitoline Wolf statue in a park *Iernut - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center *Leșu *Luduș *Maieru *Năsăud *Orăștie *Reghin *Săcele *Satu Mare - Capitoline Wolf statue in the "Vasile Lucaciu" Park *Sighișoara - Capitoline Wolf statue in the Oberth Square (''Piața Oberth'') *Târgu Mureș - Capitoline Wolf statue in the Prefecture Square (''Piața Prefecturii'') *Târnăveni *Timișoara - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral, Orthodox Cathedral *Toplița *Turda - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center *Zalău - Capitoline Wolf statue in the central park


Spain

*Segovia: There is a Capitoline Wolf statue under the Aqueduct of Segovia, Roman aqueduct in Segovia *Mérida, Spain, Mérida: The Capitoline Wolf is near the Puente Romano (Mérida), Roman bridge of the city. *Tarragona : There is a Capitoline wolf located inside the museum name
Circ Romà


Sweden

*Carl Milles, Millesgården, Lidingö


Switzerland

*Fribourg - In front of the Miséricorde Building of the University of Fribourg


Tajikistan

*Shahriston district, Shahriston - There is a Capitoline Wolf statue near Istaravšan, Soghd, which memorializes a wolf drawing found in the region.


United Kingdom

*Wells, Somerset - beside the A39 road (England), A39 a little north of the city. Sculpted by an Italian prisoner-of-war in World War II.


United States

*Chicago, Illinois - Located in the Ogden Avenue *Boston, Massachusetts - interior entrance to Boston Latin School *Cincinnati, Ohio - Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cincinnati *Cleveland, Ohio *Del Rio, Texas - Located at the Brinkley Circle, home of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley *New York City, New York - Located in the Riverdale, Bronx, Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx on the grounds of the Hebrew Home for the Aged *Rome, Georgia - at the entrance to the Rome City Auditorium *Rome, New York- Located at The Beeches Conference Center and Restaurant *Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - located in front of the Chippewa County, Michigan, Chippewa County courthouse *Tulsa, Oklahoma - in the gardens of the Philbrook Museum *Washington, DC - on the ground floor of the National Gallery of Art


Uruguay

* Montevideo - on the crossing of Bulevar Artigas and Av. 8 de Octubre * Florida, Uruguay, Florida * Punta del Este - on the crossing of Avenida Italia and Av. Petragosa Sierra


Gallery

File:Lupa romana.jpeg, Siena, Italy File:20170810 277 martigny.jpg, Martigny, Switzerland File:Chișinău (19777317505).jpg, Chișinău, Moldavia File:Louve capitoline de Narbonne.jpg, Narbonne, France File:Louve-Square-Paul-Painlevé.jpg, Paris, France File:Monument Pitkin.JPG, Sourbrodt, Belgium File:Conjunto Histórico-arqueológico de Mérida, monumento regalado por Roma.jpg, Mérida, Spain File:Muralles romanes (Tarragona) - 12.jpg, Tarragona, Spain File:Estatualoba.JPG, Buenos Aires, Argentina File:LA LOBA- HOMENAJE A LA LOBA QUE SEGUN CUENTA LA FABULA CON SU LECHE MATERNA ALIMENTO A DOS NIÑOS ITALIANOS LLAMADOS ROMULO Y REMO. UBICADA EN PLAZOLETA DE IGUAL NOMBRE EN LA CIUDAD DE FLORIDA.URUGUAY.JPG, Florida, Uruguay File:Luperca o Loba Capitolina.JPG, Montevideo, Uruguay File:Columna Italiana 04.JPG, Valparaiso, Chile File:La loba mausoleum.JPG, San Salvador, El Salvador File:Romestatue.jpg, Georgia, United States File:Capitoline she-wolf - Eden Park, Cincinnati - DSC03903.JPG, Cincinnati, United States


References


See also

{{DEFAULTSORT:Capitoline Wolf statues, List of Sculptures of classical mythology She-wolf (Roman mythology) Statues by subject Lists of statues Wolves in art Cultural depictions of Romulus and Remus Ancient Rome-related lists, Capitoline Wolf statues