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Ambrosiana Art Gallery
Pinacoteca AmbrosianaThe Pinacoteca Ambrosiana occupies the Palazzo dell’Ambrosiana, in Milan. Federico Borromeo founded it in 1618. Its initial collection was expanded with later donat…
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Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio
Basilica di Sant’AmbrogioThe Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio is a Romanesque church in the centre of Milan. Bishop Ambrose initiated the construction of the first church on this site.
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Brera Art Gallery
Pinacoteca di BreraThe Pinacoteca di Brera holds a collection of Italian painting in Milan. It occupies the Palazzo Brera and shares the building with the Academy of Fine Arts.
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Fashion Quadrilateral
Quadrilatero della modaThe Fashion Quadrilateral is an area dedicated to luxury shopping in the centre of Milan. Via Monte Napoleone is the main street at the heart of the district.
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a covered shopping arcade that links the squares of the Duomo and La Scala. Its central space is topped by a glass dome.
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La Scala
Teatro alla ScalaLa Scala is an opera house in Milan. It opened its doors on 3 August 1778 with an opera by the composer Antonio Salieri.
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Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da VinciThe Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology opened in 1953. It occupies the former monastery of San Vittore al Corpo in Milan. Its collections c…
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Leonardo’s Last Supper
Cenacolo VincianoThe Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano occupies part of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The former refectory preserves The Last Supper, the mural by Leonardo da V…
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Milan Cathedral
Duomo di MilanoThe Duomo is Milan’s cathedral and is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. Construction began in 1386 and used marble from the quarries at Candoglia.
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Monumental Cemetery of Milan
Cimitero MonumentaleThe Monumental Cemetery of Milan opened in 1866. The main entrance passes through the Famedio, a building of stone and marble that houses the tombs of prominent fig…
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Museo del Novecento
The Museo del Novecento occupies the Palazzo dell’Arengario and part of the neighbouring Palazzo Reale in Milan. Its permanent collection brings together art of the…
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Navigli Canals
NavigliThe Navigli of Milan are a historic network of navigation and irrigation canals. The Darsena receives water from the Naviglio Grande and feeds it into the Naviglio…
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Porta Nuova, Gae Aulenti Square and Vertical Forest
Porta Nuova, Piazza Gae Aulenti e Bosco VerticalePorta Nuova is a district of Milan that took shape through an urban renewal project. The pedestrian square of Piazza Gae Aulenti and the Vertical Forest towers are…
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San Siro Stadium
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)San Siro is Milan’s Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. It opened in 1926 in the neighbourhood that gave it its name and is the historic home of Milan and Inter.
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Sempione Park
Parco SempioneSempione Park is a public garden in Milan located next to Sforza Castle. It was created in the late nineteenth century to a design by Emilio Alemagna.
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Sforza Castle
Castello SforzescoThe Sforza Castle is a fortress in Milan. Francesco Sforza rebuilt it in the fifteenth century on the site of an earlier fortification. The complex houses municipal…
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Triennale Milano
Triennale Milano is based in the Palazzo dell’Arte, designed by Giovanni Muzio. The institution organises exhibitions and houses the Italian Design Museum.
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