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It is believed that the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara are buried in this Italian pyramid.
Now the ashes of soldiers from both sides are held in a stone pyramid guarded by a bronze bird. There have been a number of skirmishes known as the “Battle of Novara” over the centuries, but the final such engagement took place in the mid-1800's when an Austrian force tried to take the city, which was then in the Piedmont region. The Austrians succeeded in their assault and drove the Piedmontese back. However instead of coming under the heel of Austrian rule, the city was eventually incorporated into unified Italy. Politics aside, a number of men died on both sides of the battle.
