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The Duomo di Milano, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the cathedral of the archdiocese of Milan and an Italian national monument. Symbol of the Lombard capital, and located in the square of the same name in the centre of the metropolis, it is dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente. It is the largest church in Italy, the third largest in the world by surface area, and the sixth largest by volume. It is the seat of the parish of Santa Tecla in the cathedral of Milan.
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Catedral de Milán
Piazza del DuomoThe Duomo di Milano, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the cathedral of the archdiocese of Milan and an Italian national monument. Symbol of the Lombard capital, and located in the square of the same name in the centre of the metropolis, it is dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente. It is the largest church in Italy, the third largest in the world by surface area, and the sixth largest by volume. It is the seat of the parish of Santa Tecla in the cathedral of Milan.
The Galleria del Corso in Milan is a covered passage connecting Corso Vittorio Emanuele II with Piazza Cesare Beccaria. The gallery is about 85 metres long. The walkable area of the gallery is ten metres wide, with marble floors and Venetian mosaics, and the iron and glass skylight has metal decorations. The Gallery is known as a fashionable place, popular both for afternoon and daytime strolling and for evening dining and entertainment.
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Galería Vittorio Emanuele II
Piazza del DuomoThe Galleria del Corso in Milan is a covered passage connecting Corso Vittorio Emanuele II with Piazza Cesare Beccaria. The gallery is about 85 metres long. The walkable area of the gallery is ten metres wide, with marble floors and Venetian mosaics, and the iron and glass skylight has metal decorations. The Gallery is known as a fashionable place, popular both for afternoon and daytime strolling and for evening dining and entertainment.
The Nuovo Regio Ducal Teatro alla Scala, simply known as the Teatro alla Scala, colloquially referred to as La Scala, is the main opera house in Milan. Considered one of the most prestigious theatres in the world, it has been hosting leading artists in the international field of opera, ballet and classical music for 244 years. The building, designed by Giuseppe Piermarini and inaugurated in 1778, was built on the ashes of the previous Teatro Ducale, destroyed by fire in 1776; it owes its name to the church of Santa Maria alla Scala, demolished to make way for the theatre inaugurated on 3 August 1778, under the then reign of Maria Theresa of Austria
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Teatro alla Scala
2 Via FilodrammaticiThe Nuovo Regio Ducal Teatro alla Scala, simply known as the Teatro alla Scala, colloquially referred to as La Scala, is the main opera house in Milan. Considered one of the most prestigious theatres in the world, it has been hosting leading artists in the international field of opera, ballet and classical music for 244 years. The building, designed by Giuseppe Piermarini and inaugurated in 1778, was built on the ashes of the previous Teatro Ducale, destroyed by fire in 1776; it owes its name to the church of Santa Maria alla Scala, demolished to make way for the theatre inaugurated on 3 August 1778, under the then reign of Maria Theresa of Austria
The Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace) in Milan was for many centuries the seat of the government of the city of Milan, of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia and then the royal residence until 1919, when it was acquired by the state and became the venue for exhibitions and displays. Originally designed with a system of two courtyards, later partially demolished to make room for the Duomo, the palace is located to the right of the cathedral façade opposite the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
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Palacio Real de Milán
12 P.za del DuomoThe Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace) in Milan was for many centuries the seat of the government of the city of Milan, of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia and then the royal residence until 1919, when it was acquired by the state and became the venue for exhibitions and displays. Originally designed with a system of two courtyards, later partially demolished to make room for the Duomo, the palace is located to the right of the cathedral façade opposite the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
The Castello Sforzesco is a large fortified complex located in Milan just outside the city centre. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, who had recently become Duke of Milan, on the remains of an earlier medieval fortification from the 14th century known as the Castello di Porta Giovia. In the same area where the Porta Giovia Castle stood, in Roman times, was the Castrum Portae Jovis, one of the four defensive castles of Roman Milan. Considerably transformed and modified over the centuries, the Castello Sforzesco was, between the 16th and 17th centuries, one of the main military citadels in Europe.
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Castillo Sforza
Piazza CastelloThe Castello Sforzesco is a large fortified complex located in Milan just outside the city centre. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, who had recently become Duke of Milan, on the remains of an earlier medieval fortification from the 14th century known as the Castello di Porta Giovia. In the same area where the Porta Giovia Castle stood, in Roman times, was the Castrum Portae Jovis, one of the four defensive castles of Roman Milan. Considerably transformed and modified over the centuries, the Castello Sforzesco was, between the 16th and 17th centuries, one of the main military citadels in Europe.
The Pinacoteca di Brera is a national gallery of ancient and modern art, located in the building of the same name, one of the largest complexes in Milan with over 24 000 square metres of floor space. The museum exhibits one of the most famous collections of paintings in Italy, specialising in paintings from the Veneto and Lombardy, with important pieces from other schools.
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Pinacoteca di Brera
28 Via BreraThe Pinacoteca di Brera is a national gallery of ancient and modern art, located in the building of the same name, one of the largest complexes in Milan with over 24 000 square metres of floor space. The museum exhibits one of the most famous collections of paintings in Italy, specialising in paintings from the Veneto and Lombardy, with important pieces from other schools.
The Torre Velasca is a skyscraper in Milan. Built between 1955 and 1957 to a design by Studio BBPR, the building is one of the few Italian examples of post-rationalist Brutalist architecture. It owes its name to the square of the same name where it is located, a toponym in turn derived from the name of the Spanish politician Juan Fernández de Velasco who ruled the Duchy of Milan in the 17th century.
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Torre Velasca
3 Piazza VelascaThe Torre Velasca is a skyscraper in Milan. Built between 1955 and 1957 to a design by Studio BBPR, the building is one of the few Italian examples of post-rationalist Brutalist architecture. It owes its name to the square of the same name where it is located, a toponym in turn derived from the name of the Spanish politician Juan Fernández de Velasco who ruled the Duchy of Milan in the 17th century.
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is a basilica and sanctuary located in Milan, belonging to the Dominican Order and part of the parish of San Vittore al Corpo. The architecture of the tribune, built between 1462 and 1463 at the behest of the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro as a mausoleum for his family, constitutes one of the highest achievements of the Renaissance in northern Italy. It was the second Italian site after the rock carvings in Val Camonica to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper fresco in the convent refectory.
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Santa Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio
34 Alzaia Naviglio GrandeThe church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is a basilica and sanctuary located in Milan, belonging to the Dominican Order and part of the parish of San Vittore al Corpo. The architecture of the tribune, built between 1462 and 1463 at the behest of the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro as a mausoleum for his family, constitutes one of the highest achievements of the Renaissance in northern Italy. It was the second Italian site after the rock carvings in Val Camonica to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper fresco in the convent refectory.
The 'Leonardo da Vinci' National Museum of Science and Technology is located in Milan; opened in 1953, with a total area of 50,000m² it is the largest technical-scientific museum in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. It has the world's largest collection of machine models based on Leonardo da Vinci's drawings.
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Le Botteghe di Leonardo
55 Corso di Porta RomanaThe 'Leonardo da Vinci' National Museum of Science and Technology is located in Milan; opened in 1953, with a total area of 50,000m² it is the largest technical-scientific museum in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. It has the world's largest collection of machine models based on Leonardo da Vinci's drawings.
Milan's art nouveau heart, Porta Venezia, enjoys a central location and has a vibrant, cool, somewhat Belle Epoque atmosphere, but also a genteel and multicultural one.
People in the city know the Porta Venezia district for the Pride, the extraordinarily beautiful Art Nouveau buildings, the small bookshops, the shops on Corso Buenos Aires, the incredible food scene, and for one of the most beautiful parks in Milan.
Curiosities and history of Porta Venezia
- Once located outside the city limits, it was considered a peripheral area and was called 'Porta Orientale'. In fact, what we know today as the Bastioni di Porta Venezia, acted as a border and 'tollgate' between the city and the countryside.
- Just beyond the boundary, the Lazzaretto, also described by Manzoni in 'I promessi sposi' (The Betrothed), was built to house the seriously ill with leprosy and plague. This building, which housed 300 rooms and was bordered by a moat, no longer exists. Instead, there is the church of Il Lazzaretto, built by Lazzari Palazzi following the severe plague that struck Milan between 1484 and 1490.
- Porta Venezia was home to men of letters and famous people, including Napoleon Bonaparte, Stendhal and Filippo Tommasi Marinetti.
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Porta Venezia
1 Bastioni di Porta VeneziaMilan's art nouveau heart, Porta Venezia, enjoys a central location and has a vibrant, cool, somewhat Belle Epoque atmosphere, but also a genteel and multicultural one.
People in the city know the Porta Venezia district for the Pride, the extraordinarily beautiful Art Nouveau buildings, the small bookshops, the shops on Corso Buenos Aires, the incredible food scene, and for one of the most beautiful parks in Milan.
Curiosities and history of Porta Venezia
- Once located outside the city limits, it was considered a peripheral area and was called 'Porta Orientale'. In fact, what we know today as the Bastioni di Porta Venezia, acted as a border and 'tollgate' between the city and the countryside.
- Just beyond the boundary, the Lazzaretto, also described by Manzoni in 'I promessi sposi' (The Betrothed), was built to house the seriously ill with leprosy and plague. This building, which housed 300 rooms and was bordered by a moat, no longer exists. Instead, there is the church of Il Lazzaretto, built by Lazzari Palazzi following the severe plague that struck Milan between 1484 and 1490.
- Porta Venezia was home to men of letters and famous people, including Napoleon Bonaparte, Stendhal and Filippo Tommasi Marinetti.
In Via Malpighi 3, it is impossible not to notice Casa Galimberti, whose façade is entirely covered with tiles painted with male and female figures in a weave of branches, leaves and flowers. Spectacular.
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Casa Galimberti
3 Via Marcello MalpighiIn Via Malpighi 3, it is impossible not to notice Casa Galimberti, whose façade is entirely covered with tiles painted with male and female figures in a weave of branches, leaves and flowers. Spectacular.
It was exactly 10 October 2014 when the Bosco Verticale was inaugurated and presented to the citizens of Milan. The two towers "covered not with glass, but with leaves, with plants, with shrubs, with trees, with life", designed by the studio of archistar Stefano Boeri, are today one of the most visionary examples of architecture of our time.
It is no coincidence that the residential complex that rises on the edge of Milan's Isola district, as well as being replicated in progress in various cities, from Lausanne to Chicago, from Utrech to Nanjing, precisely because of its mix of sustainability and design, has also been the subject of numerous awards.
In 2014, it was chosen from among 800 skyscrapers from all continents, winning the International Highrise Award, an international competition held every two years to award the prize for the world's most beautiful skyscraper, for being "an excellent example of the revitalisation of an urban centre".
In 2015, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, sponsored by the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, voted the structure 'World's Best Architecture 2015' for its experimental uniqueness. The same body in 2019 included it among the world's fifty most iconic skyscrapers built in the last fifty years.
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Bosque Vertical
11 Via Gaetano de CastilliaIt was exactly 10 October 2014 when the Bosco Verticale was inaugurated and presented to the citizens of Milan. The two towers "covered not with glass, but with leaves, with plants, with shrubs, with trees, with life", designed by the studio of archistar Stefano Boeri, are today one of the most visionary examples of architecture of our time.
It is no coincidence that the residential complex that rises on the edge of Milan's Isola district, as well as being replicated in progress in various cities, from Lausanne to Chicago, from Utrech to Nanjing, precisely because of its mix of sustainability and design, has also been the subject of numerous awards.
In 2014, it was chosen from among 800 skyscrapers from all continents, winning the International Highrise Award, an international competition held every two years to award the prize for the world's most beautiful skyscraper, for being "an excellent example of the revitalisation of an urban centre".
In 2015, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, sponsored by the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, voted the structure 'World's Best Architecture 2015' for its experimental uniqueness. The same body in 2019 included it among the world's fifty most iconic skyscrapers built in the last fifty years.
The Indro Montanelli Gardens were inaugurated in 1784. It was the first city park to be opened to the public! Now it is the second green lung in Milan (after Parco Sempione). Since 2002, the gardens have been named after Indro Montanelli. It seems, in fact, that the well-known journalist was a regular and would sit on a bench in the park every morning before going to the offices of Il Giornale.
Even today, it remains one of the city's most beautiful parks (it is a favourite, apart from the Brera Botanical Garden) with its tree-lined avenues, ponds and lawns. In the park you can cycle, run, sunbathe, have a coffee at the café and take your dog to the designated areas (which are huge).
Within this green area there are interesting buildings and museums: the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, the Planetario Civico Ulrico Hoepli and Palazzo Dugnani.
Also nearby are the Villa Reale and its beautiful garden, the GAM (Gallery of Modern Art) and the PAC (Pavilion of Contemporary Art).
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Parque Indro Montanelli
14 Via PalestroThe Indro Montanelli Gardens were inaugurated in 1784. It was the first city park to be opened to the public! Now it is the second green lung in Milan (after Parco Sempione). Since 2002, the gardens have been named after Indro Montanelli. It seems, in fact, that the well-known journalist was a regular and would sit on a bench in the park every morning before going to the offices of Il Giornale.
Even today, it remains one of the city's most beautiful parks (it is a favourite, apart from the Brera Botanical Garden) with its tree-lined avenues, ponds and lawns. In the park you can cycle, run, sunbathe, have a coffee at the café and take your dog to the designated areas (which are huge).
Within this green area there are interesting buildings and museums: the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, the Planetario Civico Ulrico Hoepli and Palazzo Dugnani.
Also nearby are the Villa Reale and its beautiful garden, the GAM (Gallery of Modern Art) and the PAC (Pavilion of Contemporary Art).
At 11 Via Vincenzo Bellini is another example of Milanese Art Nouveau: Casa Campanini, built between 1904 and 1906 by the architect Campanini. At the entrance we find two beautiful cement female figures and a wrought iron door.
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Casa Campanini
11 Via Vincenzo BelliniAt 11 Via Vincenzo Bellini is another example of Milanese Art Nouveau: Casa Campanini, built between 1904 and 1906 by the architect Campanini. At the entrance we find two beautiful cement female figures and a wrought iron door.
The name of the sculpture, presented to the city of Milan by the then mayor Letizia Moratti, stands for 'freedom, hate, revenge, eternity'. The first thing that leaps to the eye, inevitably, is the long middle finger stretching more than two metres. On closer inspection, however, the other fingers are not closed, but severed: a sign that the author's intention was probably to reproduce a middle finger, but sui generis.
"Love', in fact, by Cattelan's own admission, represents a hand engaged in a fascist salute and eroded by time in all its limbs, except for the middle finger. It is no coincidence that the sculpture has been placed in front of the Stock Exchange, one of the best known examples - signed by Paolo Mezzanotte - of the architecture of the Ventennio Fascista in the city.
The 'Cattelan finger', as originally planned, was to remain in Piazza degli Affari for only two weeks, but then - after a very long tug-of-war, with an accompanying social collection of signatures by the then councillor for culture Stefano Boeri - in 2012 the Pisapia administration decided to keep it in front of the Stock Exchange forever.
Following protests from some of Milan's political and cultural representatives, offended by the work's significance, the critic Philippe Daverio had proposed that the work be transferred to Bologna, a "wittier" and "more suitable" city to welcome the Paduan artist's "ironic gesture".
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Piazza degli AffariThe name of the sculpture, presented to the city of Milan by the then mayor Letizia Moratti, stands for 'freedom, hate, revenge, eternity'. The first thing that leaps to the eye, inevitably, is the long middle finger stretching more than two metres. On closer inspection, however, the other fingers are not closed, but severed: a sign that the author's intention was probably to reproduce a middle finger, but sui generis.
"Love', in fact, by Cattelan's own admission, represents a hand engaged in a fascist salute and eroded by time in all its limbs, except for the middle finger. It is no coincidence that the sculpture has been placed in front of the Stock Exchange, one of the best known examples - signed by Paolo Mezzanotte - of the architecture of the Ventennio Fascista in the city.
The 'Cattelan finger', as originally planned, was to remain in Piazza degli Affari for only two weeks, but then - after a very long tug-of-war, with an accompanying social collection of signatures by the then councillor for culture Stefano Boeri - in 2012 the Pisapia administration decided to keep it in front of the Stock Exchange forever.
Following protests from some of Milan's political and cultural representatives, offended by the work's significance, the critic Philippe Daverio had proposed that the work be transferred to Bologna, a "wittier" and "more suitable" city to welcome the Paduan artist's "ironic gesture".