If you watched news of the civil war and the protests following President Rafik Hariri's 2006 assassination, chances are this square and monument dominated TV screens. It's been the gathering place for protests, executions, clashes and sit-ins since World War I, when locals assembled here to overthrow the Ottoman Empire (unsuccessfully). The actual monument of three figures is one of the few structures in the area to survive the civil war. The tent-style mausoleum holds the body of the fallen president and his fellow victims in flower-covered coffins.