Piazza dei Martiri (Naples)
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Piazza dei Martiri (Italian: Martyrs' Square) is a monument square in Naples located one block north of the eastern end of the large seaside park known as the Villa Comunale. The square was originally dedicated to Santa Maria a Cappella, but took on patriotic significance when Italy was united in 1860. A memorial column was erected in 1866 and four lions were added at the base. Each of the four animals represents a different patriotic struggle: the Neapolitan revolution of 1799; the uprisings in 1820 and 1848, and the war of unification in 1860.
