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Rome celebrates 80 years of Italy's iconic Vespa scooter
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- Thousands of Vespa riders took to Rome's streets to mark Vespa's 80th birthday.
- "The history of the Vespa, which accompanies the birth and rise of Italy after the Second World War, is in a way an iconic symbol of our history, of our culture," said Roberto Gualtieri, the Italian capital's mayor.
- Designed to be an affordable means of transport, the Vespa, which means "wasp" in Italian, was launched in 1946 by Piaggio, a major aircraft manufacturer.
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Thousands of Vespa riders took to Rome's streets to mark Vespa's 80th birthday. The wasp-waisted scooter became a symbol of Italy's rebirth after World War II.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GARJVespa has become one of Italy's most recognizable design exports Image: Riccardo De Luca/AGF/SIPA/picture alliance Advertisement Thousands of riders from all over the world paraded through Rome on Saturday to celebrate Vespa's 80th birthday.
"The history of the Vespa, which accompanies the birth and rise of Italy after the Second World War, is in a way an iconic symbol of our history, of our culture," said Roberto Gualtieri, the Italian capital's mayor.
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