The monument consisted of five lions on a stone pillar surrounded by fountains and flower beds.[1] The stone lions used on the monument have been described as "traditional symbols of bravery, power and pride."[2] The lions represented Ramallah's first settlers, five families known as Ibrahim, Jerias, Shqair, Hassan, and Haddad. The families had fled to Ramallah in the 16th century from the city of Shobak in east Jordan.