List of Capitoline Wolf statues

Lupa Capitolina, from Rome's Musei Capitolini

Capitoline Wolf in Segovia, Spain

Capitoline Wolf in Lidingö, Sweden

The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome. The statue was favoured by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, who donated copies of the statues to various places around the world.^[1]

Below is a list of Capitoline Wolf statues in different places of the world:

Argentina

• Buenos Aires - in the Botanic Gardens and Parque Lezama
• Bariloche
• Mendoza - in the Plaza de 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 Monument

Chile

• Talca - in Plaza Italia (on the crossing of Calle 11 Oriente and Calle 2 Sur)
• Valparaiso - in Parque Italia

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 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

Capitoline she-wolf in Hibiya Park, Tokyo

Capitoline she-wolf at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo.

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

Libya

Capitoline Wolf in Benghazi, Libya, 1941.

• Benghazi - Benghazi Corniche Columns, or Romulus Benghazi.

Moldova

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

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 - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center, near the Dacian Standard

Capitoline Wolf in Brad, Romania

• Brașov - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the City Hall
• Bucharest - Capitoline Wolf statue on the Brătianu Boulevard^[2]
• 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 Orthodox Cathedral
• Toplița
• Turda - Capitoline Wolf statue in the center
• Zalău - Capitoline Wolf statue in the central park

Spain

Capitoline Wolf statue in Mérida, Spain.

• Segovia: There is a Capitoline Wolf statue under the Roman Viaduct in Segovia
• Mérida: The Capitoline Wolf is near the Roman bridge of the city.
• Tarragona : There is a Capitoline wolf located inside the museum named Circ Roma

Sweden

• Millesgården, Lidingö

Switzerland

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

Tajikistan

• Shahriston - There is a Capitoline Wolf statue near Istaravšan, Soghd

United Kingdom

• Wells, Somerset - beside the A39 a little north of the city. Sculpted by an Italian prisoner-of-war in World War II.

United States

Central Italian, possibly Roman. From the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. 15th or 16th Century.

• 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 neighborhood of The Bronx on the grounds of the Hebrew Home for the Aged
• Rome, Georgia - at the entrance to the Rome City Auditorium^[1][3]
• Rome, New York- Located at The Beeches Conference Center and Restaurant^[1]
• Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - located in front of the Chippewa County courthouse
• Tulsa, Oklahoma - in the gardens of the Philbrook Museum
• Washington, DC - on the ground floor of the National Gallery of Art^[4]

Uruguay

• Punta del Este - on the crossing of Avenida Italia and Av. Petragosa Sierra

References

See also

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