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Piazza dei Signori – Piazza del Signori
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Italy Travel The San Lorenzo Maggiore BasilicaBasilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore Corsa di Porta Ticinese
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Corsa di Porta Ticinese Metropolitana: Missori The San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica was founded around the year 370, and it is one of the earliest church buildings in the world. Much of the construction has been preserved in the original Byzantine …
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Piazza della Erba – Piazza della Erba
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Italy Verona’s Arena/Arena di Verona / Piazza Bra
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Piazza Bra www.arena.it Verona’s Arena was built in die 2nd century, during the Roman Empire, and its size is only surpassed by the Coliseum in Rome. Despite earthquakes and part demolition, die arena still has room for 22,000 spectators when …
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Italy Travel The Pirelli TowerGrattacielo Pirelli Piazza della Repubblica
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Piazza della Repubblica www.regione.lombardia.it Metropolitana: Centrale FS Pirelli’s high-rise from 1956-1960 stands in die spot where the company’s first tyre factory used to be. With its 127 metres, it was die first building in Milan that was taller than the …
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Italy Travel The Palace of Justice Palazzo di Giustizia Corso di Porta Vittorio Metropolitana San Babila
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Corso di Porta Vittorio Metropolitana: San Babila Milan’s Palace of Justice was finished in 1940 to serve as a new court house building. The architectural style is typical of the clean monumental building style of the Fascist era.
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Italy Travel The New City Gate Archi di Porta Nuova Piazza Cavour Metropolitana MontenapoleoneTurati
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Piazza Cavoıır Metropolitana: Montenapoleone/Turati The new city gate is part of the city wall that was built in 1171, subsequent to Barbarossa’s campaign. The wall was reinforced in the year 1330-1339, and it has been restored and rebuilt several times …
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Italy Travel The Great Hospital Ospedale Maggiore Via Festa del Perdono 3 Metropolitana Crocetta
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Via Festa del Perdono 3 Metropolitana: Crocetta Milan’s great central hospital was built in 1456 by Duke Francesco Sforza as a replacement for all of die city’s existing hospitals. Architectural styles from the 15th 18* century are represented, and the …
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Italy Travel The Church of Santa Maria della PassioneChiesa di Santa Maria della Passione Via Vincenzo Bellini 2 Metropolitana San Babila
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Via Vincenzo Bellini 2 Metropolitana: San Babila This church is one of Milan’s largest. It was finished in I486, but was later rebuilt. Giuseppe Rusnati’s facade from 1729 and octagonal tower are very beautiful and well worth a visit. The …
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