List of Capitoline Wolf statues

Lupa Capitolina, from Rome's Musei Capitolini

Capitoline Wolf in Spain

Capitoline Wolf in Sweden

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

Capitoline Wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus are a symbol of Rome. Favoured by Mussolini.

Argentina

• Buenos Aires - in the Botanic Gardens and Parque Lezama

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

• 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.

Capitoline Wolf in Benghazi, Libya, 1941.

Libya

• Benghazi - Benghazi Corniche Columns, or Romulus Benghazi.

Macedonia

Capitoline Wolf in front of National Museum of History of Moldova.

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
• Brașov - Capitoline Wolf statue in front of the City Hall
• Bucharest - Capitoline Wolf statue on the Brătianu Boulevard^[1]
• 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
• 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.

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.

• 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 Municipal Building^[2]
• Rome, New York- Located at The Beeches Conference Center and Restaurant
• 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

Uruguay

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

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See also

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