Monument to Gionanni Battista Niccolini (1782-1861) historian, playwright, and patriot. The tomb itself is under the pavement. The statue of liberty breaking the chains of bondage, masterpiece by Pio Fredi (1872) is purported to have inspired Bartholdi for the famous "Liberty" in the port of New York which France donated to the USA in 1866 (sic) for the first centennial of thier independence.