The Monument to Peace ( ) is a sculpture located in Piazza Giovanni XXIII in Brugherio . It was designed by Max Squillace and was commission by the municipal administration , who proclaimed Brugherio " City of Peace " in 2003 . The sculpture is entitled '' The spirit of a calm place '' . The inauguration , on 23 November 2003 , was dedicated to all those who have lost their life on a mission of peace . Following the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing , the monument was further dedicated to the police officers who lost their lives in that attack . Following the placement of the monument there was some dispute over the location as some citizens felt that due to the importance of the work it deserved a larger space . The monument is in fact very large ( four meters high , four and a half wide and one deep ) and looks like a huge sphere that depicts the universe dominated by the planets . In the center of the universe , a sun that gives birth to life . From it flows a water source . A tree 's roots pass through the water and set into the ground , with branches ascending to heaven . The work was constructed in bronze with the lost wax technique
2003 Nasiriyah bombing
2003 Nasiriyah bombing
Monuments of Brugherio