Monument to the Piccoli Martiri of Gorla
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The Monument to the Piccoli Martiri di Gorla (Monument to the Little Martyrs of Gorla) is a monument and ossuary tomb located in piazza Piccoli Martiri, at the corner of Via Ponte Vecchio and Via Fratelli Pozzi, in the Gorla neighborhood of Zone 2 of Milan, Italy. 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.
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Piazza dei Piccoli Martiri, Milan Municipio 2
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N 45.50444 ° | E 9.2242 ° |
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Ossario Piccoli Martiri di Gorla
Piazza dei Piccoli Martiri
20127 Milan, Municipio 2
Lombardy, Italy
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