a wide central mall leads to the memorial, rich in works of art and architecture, expressing america's and italy's remembrance of the dead. it consists of a chapel to the south, a peristyle, and a map room to the north. on the white marble walls of the chapel are engraved the names of 3,095 of the missing. rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. the map room contains a bronze relief map and four fresco maps depicting the military operations in sicily and italy. at each end of the memorial are ornamental italian gardens.