Monument to the Piccoli Martiri of Gorla

Commissioned by a citizen subscription, designed by Remo Brioschi, it commemorates and houses the remains of the 184 children and 20 teachers and school staff who died at this site, while attending the elementary school Francesco Crispi due to an aerial bombardment of Gorla on 20 October, 1944.

The monument consists of a tall stone portal with a sans-serif inscription ECCO LA GUERRA (THIS IS WAR).

Flanking the portal are images of a plane dropping a bomb on a building.

In front of the portal is a statue of a hooded figure, face partially obscured, holding the lifeless body of a naked boy.

[2] The event was initially touted by the fascist authorities as evidence of the barbarity of the allies.