Piazza dei Martiri, Naples

Piazza dei Martiri (in Italian: Martyrs' Square) is a monument-containing square in Naples, Italy, located at the junction of Via Domenico Morelli and Santa Caterina, 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 1861.

The monument in the center of this square was built around a column already standing during the Bourbon rule, when the square was called the Piazza della Pace.

The column was repurposed, and atop now stands a bronze statue depicting the Virtue of the Martyrs, designed by Emanuele Caggiano .

Four lions stand at the corners of the square base, each represent Neapolitan patriots who died during specific anti-Bourbon revolutions[1] Behind this last lion is a tablet that states:[5] To the glorious memory of the Neapolitan citizens whodied in the struggles or scaffoldrevindicated for the people with solemn and eternal covenant the freedom to proclaimthe plebiscite of October 21, 1860The City Hall ConsecratesAlla gloriosa memoria dei cittadini napoletani checaduti nelle pugne o sul patibolorivendicarono al popolo la libertà di proclamare con patto solenne ed eternoil plebiscito del XXI ottobre MDCCCLXIl Municipio Consacra40°50′03″N 14°14′30″E / 40.8342°N 14.2418°E / 40.8342; 14.2418