Placed to the right of the postern are two important 19th century plaques bearing witness to the fighting of 1849, placed exactly where a major breach occurred. The first plaque on the right, crowned by the coats of arms of Pius IX, the Municipality of Rome and the Odescalchi family, documents the immediate 1850 restoration of the ramparts bombarded by the French, overseen by the Municipality of Rome and supervised by Luigi Poletti.
The second plaque on the left is almost a reprisal (also linguistic) in an absolutely opposite tone, dating back to the period immediately following the fall of the temporary power. Put in place on 4 June 1871, and crowned with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Rome, it bears witness to those who fell in the Roman Republic during the French siege and is one of the earliest testimonials to Garibaldi’s legacy in Rome.
