The Galfa Building or Galfa Tower (Torre Galfa in Italian) is a skyscraper in Milan, Italy, located in the Centro Direzionale di Milano district, north of the city centre. It was designed by architect Melchiorre Bega in 1956 and completed in...
Commissioned by Azzone Visconti and commonly attributed to Francesco Pecorari from Cremona, the church of San Gottardo is composed of a single nave, which narrows to the north in correspondence to the sacristy and the square bell tower, and ends...
Palazzo Saporiti is a majestic and imposing neoclassical building that overlooks Corso Venezia.
The building, in distinctly Napoleonic style, stands in the area where the Capuchin church previously stood but was then demolished in 1810; the...
Tempio Valdese is a church in Milan, Italy. It was built in 1950.
The interior of the church has a single nave with large windows along the right side (the one on Via San Giovanni in Conca) and a modern organ in the choir loft. The apse,...
The renovation of the ancient church named Preposturale of San Barnaba in Brova; the first religious building constructed by the Barnabite order, was initiated in 1545 upon the instructions of Father Morigia and was concluded on November 1st,...
The new fashion history venue - Palazzo Morando - Costume Moda Immagine – was inaugurated on March 1st 2010.
It aims to showcase the extraordinary artistic heritage of the ex Museum of Milan and, at the same time, highlight the patrimony of...
Palazzo delle Stelline is near the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, one of the best-known and loved monuments in Milan. In addition, Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper is close at hand. Elements worth noting at Palazzo delle Stelline include the...
Rivera and Mazzola’s historic jerseys, along with those of Pelè and Maradona, trophies, cups - items recalling great sporting feats that have gone down in international soccer folklore. To the joy of fans of the world’s favourite sport, the...
In the heart of Milan there are small cities within a city; gems preserved from the past, sometimes tucked away, whose hidden locations add to their appeal. They are fragments of a former existence that, once rediscovered, reveal unexpected...
The Ca' Brutta is a residential building in Milan, in via Moscova at the corner of Piazza Stati Uniti d'America, and can be considered as a symbol of the Twenties-Thirties. It was named "brutta" ("not pretty") because of the negative impression...
The church of Saint Eufemia dominates the small piazza that is named after it. The deceptively modern structure conceals an ancient history.
It was probably founded between 472 and 475 by the bishop Saint Senatore of Settala who had donated...
Religious fervor and missionary zeal are at the origins of the Chiesa del Corpus Domini. The Carmelite Order, present in this area of Milan, set up this spiritual and charitable institution. Their presence in the city dates back to 1268 when they...
Torre Solaria is one of the most important architectural works of the Porta Nuova project included in the business center of Milan. With its 143 meters is the tallest residential building in Milan.
The design of the tower Solaria has been...
Building of the fifteenth century (the courtyard door at number 6 maintains the harmonious Renaissance portico and the coats of arms of the Visconti), in 1844 it underwent a heavy renovation, with the addition of an overloaded...
The Diamond Tower (also known as "Diamantone") is a skyscraper located in the business center of Milan, between Viale della Liberazione and Via Galilei .
Built as part of the urban regeneration project called "Project Porta Nuova", is 140...
Characterized by its neo-Gothic style, the sanctuary has a particular facade made with bricks in the bottom and plastered at the top, contrast which creates a particular visual effect. Remarkable are the spire of the tower, the wooden portal and...
Located in the centre of Milan, in a service area of the city - not far from the Post Office headquarters - Piazza Affari is thesymbolic location of all financial activity in Milan.
From an architectural point of view, the current...
This Liberty style Palazzina lies in the centre of the Largo Marinai d'Italia park. It is noted for its elegance and the gentle harmony of the opaque and transparent qualities that characterise the wide windows. The graceful building, embellished...
This beautiful church lies in via Lanzone, a short distance form the Università Cattolica and the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio. Squeezed in between buildings and palazzi it is adjacent to a verdant garden. The church was built around 1447. After...
The Lido is one of the main sport centres in the city, one of the most popular with both Milanese and visitors alike.
Opened in the early thirties, it was part of a project to transform the area near the San Siro Hippodrome into a point of...
The Cascina Boscaiola is one of the few traces left of country Milan, between Viale Jenner and Via Edoardo Porro. Behind its farmhouse look hides a noble fifteenth-century residence, born as a hunting estate of the Visconti and then of the...
A unique example of an aristocratic Renaissance building on the Milanese territory, the villa takes its name from the noble Simonetta family who became owners of the property after the sixteenth century Gonzagas. From the range of entertainment...
Founded in 1947 by Paolo Grassi and Giorgio Strehler, the Piccolo Teatro was the first resident public theatre company in Italy. The profoundly innovative approach adopted by the two young and enterprising directors, who pioneered the dominance...
The history of Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pace dates back to the XV century when the knight Amedeo Menez de Silva, a Portuguese nobleman who became a Franciscan monk, decided to gather together a group of Franciscan monks with the intention of...
Founded at the end of the eighteenth century, it stands next to the Teatro alla Scala. Converted into a cinema in 1938 and bombed during the Second World War, it was reconstructed in 1970 by the architect Caccia Dominioni. It is the property of...
The head offices of the Corriere della Sera are one of the symbolic locations of the city. The building on Via Solferino in which the newspaper is published has an Art Nouveau façade that expresses an austere and elegant image, embodying the...
An important point of reference on Milan’s art scene, from the moment of its foundation “La Permanente” has always staged exhibitions of considerable international interest. A show titled “Lombard painting in the 19th century” was staged in the...
A city laced with waterways, criss-crossed by rivers and canals controlled by ingenious technical devices. A surprising new Milan is on display at the "Museo dei Navigli" (Museum of the Waterways) on Via San Marco, which is near the site of a...
This small church lies south of the city in an area still surrounded by fields, a treasure trove of artistic beauty. The building is a wealth of artistic documentations that illustrate developments in the Lombardian culture from the 16th to the...
Rationality and efficiency are the key characteristics of the building that is home to Italy’s largest publisher of financial information: Il Sole 24 Ore.
The building transformed the entire aspect of a large former industrial area. Renzo...
The cloisters designed by Bramante, amongst the architect's most important works, are part of what was once the monastery of Sant’Ambrogio, now the location of the Catholic University.
The structure was built on the site of preceding...
Small church built by Gio Ponti between 1964 and 1967, located outside of the hospital Saint Charles Borromeo, to which it is connected by a covered walkway.
It presents a diamond layout, with transparent entrances in the center. Outside, the...
The Friars Minor Capuchin, who belong to a religious order which has been present in Lombardy since 1535, have won appreciation from the population for their work at the service of the people from day to day. In Milan in particular they have...
The museum, located near the Pusterla of Sant 'Ambrogio (ancient entrance to the city), houses a collection of ancient weapons and instruments of torture from the Middle Ages to the early Nineteenth Century.
Fans of the genre will find...
The first residential building nucleus that was destined to become palazzo Isimbardi was initiated during the Sforza era.
From the sixteenth-century onwards the building changed hands many times; it was acquired by noble families who, during...