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The square facing the basilica features the so-called "Colonne di San Lorenzo" (Columns of St. Lawrence), one of the few remains of the Roman "Mediolanum", dating from the 3rd century AD and probably belonging to the large baths built by the emperor Maximian. They were carried in the current place when the basilica construction was finished.
It became a quarry for construction stones as early as the 4th century AD, when the Basilica of San Lorenzo was built. The edifice was demolished during a barbarian attack on Milan, as it was located outside the walls and could therefore be used as stronghold by the attackers.
The Colonne di San Lorenzo or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central Milan, ...
The Palazzo Taverna is a late Neoclassical palace in Milan, Italy, designed by Ferdinando Albertolli in 1835. It is located at 2, Via Montenapoleone, in the Porta Nuova district of the city. [ 1 ]
It owes its name to the fact that it connects two major basilicas, the Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio. The park has an overall area of 40.700 m 2 , bisected by Via Molino delle Armi, one of the avenues comprising the Cerchia dei Navigli ring road (this was originally intended to be adapted into an underpass, but the ...
Ludovico Taverna (or Luigi Taverna, Latin: Ludovicus Taberna, 1535–1617) was an Italian diplomat and bishop, who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain from 1582 to 1585, as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice from 1592 to 1596 and as Bishop of Lodi from 1579 to 1616.
At Carafa's death on 11 September 1575, d'Anania returned to Taverna where he remained until his death (between 1607 and 1609). During d'Anania's stay in Naples, he published his most famous work, L'Universale fabbrica del Mondo, ovvero Cosmografia (1573), a geographical work which consists of a preface and four volumes that provide a picture ...
Fondazione Giorgio Gaber, Press Release: 'Nasce a Milano il Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber', April 19, 2007. (accessed 24 May 2007) Piano, R., 1995, Torino: la stampa racconta l'operetta, Università degli Studi di Torino, Doctoral Thesis. (accessed 24 May 2007) Zonca, P. 'Il Lirico sarà la casa di Gaber', La Repubblica, 31 December 2005. Further ...