List of Capitoline Wolf statues explained

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 http://www.rcp.ca/friendship.htm

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

Notes and References

1. News: Laskow. Sarah. Neither Rome, GA, Nor Rome, NY, Could Handle a Statue with Wolf Teats. 5 January 2018. Atlas Obscura. 16 October 2015. en.
2. Web site: Estatua donada por Benito Mussolini fue robada en Talca. cooperativa.cl. 15 April 2020.
3. Günther, Sven; Zhang, Hongxia (2023). "Mussolinis ‚Drittes Rom‘ in globaler Perspektive. Anmerkungen zu einer Kopie der Kapitolinischen Wölfin in Changchun, China" [Mussolini's 'Third Rome' in a global perspective. Notes on a copy of the Capitoline Wolf in Changchun, China]. Gymnasium 130, 6, pp. 547–562.
4. Web site: 谷迪. 古罗马牝狼雕像与长春之缘 . 长春晚报 . 2017-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815151006/http://ccwb.1news.cc/html/2017-12/11/content_553395.htm . 2020-08-15.
5. Fang You lang(房有良)'s《新京大同公园门前的铜制牝狼雕像》
6. 《长春市志》
7. News: La pas prin București: Statuia Lupoaicei . Agerpres. 31 January 2015. 2 June 2016. Romanian.
8. Web site: She-Wolf from the Capitoline. blantonmuseum.org. 20 February 2024.
9. News: Floyd County. Calhoun Times . 1 September 2004 . 24 April 2015 . 55.
10. Web site: The Capitoline Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus. www.nga.gov. 5 January 2018.