🏟️ Balbo Monument

United States · Americas · 41.86°N, 87.61°W

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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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	41.86°N, 87.61°W · view on map

Balbo Monument is located in United States, in Americas.

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