1959 Press Photo Cannon at Janiculum Hill in Rome Italy - nex97083

Readying the firing line, workers erect a platform for this old cannon atop the Janiculum Hill in Rome. The cannon will be brought from its niche on April 21st, the anniversary of the foundation of the Eternal City, to boom out a thunderous salute at noon. Thereafter, the cannon will fire a salute each day at noon, thus reinstating a tradition that had been abandoned in 1939. At that time, the cannon was replaced by sirens.

Photo is dated 1959.