List of Capitoline Wolf statues

The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome, Italy. Copies of the statues have been donated by Italy to various places around the world.^[1]

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 Emanuele 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 - 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

Brussels - on the Mont des Arts
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 [1]

Chile

Talca - in Plaza Italia (on the crossing of Calle 11 Oriente and Calle 2 Sur), 1942. Stolen in 2010,^[2] replaced with a replica by 2013.
Valparaiso - in Parque Italia, 1936-1937.
Santiago

China

Changchun - in school of history and culture, Northeast Normal University. The statue was given to the town by the Italian Economic Mission in Japan in 1938 when the city (then named Xinjing) was the capital of Manchukuo.^[3] On April 27, 1952, 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 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.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Finland

Kotka - in the Kauppakeskus Pasaati lobby

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, and another in Piazza del Popolo.
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 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 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 city center
Brad - Capitoline Wolf statue in the city center, near the Dacian Standard

Brașov - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the City Hall
Bucharest - Capitoline Wolf statue on Brătianu Boulevard^[7]
Cluj-Napoca - Capitoline Wolf statue on Eroilor Boulevard
Constanța - Capitoline Wolf statue in the historical downtown
Cristeștii Ciceului
Dej
Galați - Capitoline Wolf statue in a park
Gherla
Iernut - Capitoline Wolf statue in the town 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 city center
Zalău - Capitoline Wolf statue in the central park

Spain

Segovia: There is a Capitoline Wolf statue under the Roman aqueduct 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 Romà
Madrid : There is a Capitoline wolf located on the roof of the WoW Hotel in Gran Via 18 (old Roma Hotel).

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, which memorializes a wolf drawing found in the region.

United Kingdom

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

Also seen in Saltram House Plymouth (National Trust).

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
Austin, Texas - Located at the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin^[8]
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]^[9]
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^[10]

Uruguay

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

Gallery

Siena, Italy
Martigny, Switzerland
Chișinău, Moldavia
Narbonne, France
Paris, France
Sourbrodt, Belgium
Mérida, Spain
Tarragona, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Florida, Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay
Valparaiso, Chile
San Salvador, El Salvador
Georgia, United States
Cincinnati, United States

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