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The most hallowed room commemorates Cuba’s 19th-century independence wars, with the very first Cuban flag and venerated personal objects from generals of the day.
Just off Via della Scrofa is an old tower called Torre della Scimmia . A votive lamp permanently lit on this tower commemorates the miraculous rescue of a baby girl from a scimmia `pet monkey' that had carried her off to its top.
The Macabbees cleansed the Temple of Hellenistic idols and the blood of pagan sacrifices; the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication) commemorates their victory.
Hanukkah commemorates the victory in 165 B.C. of a small band of Jews, led by Judas Maccabaeus, over the Greeks who ruled Palestine at the time.
This fascinating new museum commemorates Berlin’s history as the Hollywood of Germany and, in a remarkable display featuring items from her personal estate, pays tribute to the greatest of all German screen stars, Marlene Dietrich.