Under the statue of the man at the top of this monument is the word Leonardo.
I understand that he was very inventive, an excellent painter, a philospher, a person with knowledge at least several hundred years ahead of his time, as well as being quite famous....
More information about Leonardo can be found via the links below:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci 
https://www.artsy.net/artist/leonardo-da-vinci
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