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The first idea of building an arcade to connect the Corso Vittorio Emmanuele II to the Piazza Cesare Beccaria dates back to before World War I; the initial objective was to create—like other arcades conceived at the time—a covered connection between the street and the square, with a central octagon and a curved branch in the direction of Via Cesare Beccaria.
In 1458, Pope Pius II granted Francesco Sforza and the Veneranda fabbrica del Duomo di Milano (the company that was responsible for the construction of the Duomo) the authorization to demolish Santa Tecla to create a larger square that would fit the Duomo's majesty. Somewhat preposterously, the basilica was partially rebuilt in the following ...
Duomo di Milano, front façade, Milan, Italy Plate celebrating the laying of the first stone in 1386. Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano [ˈdwɔːmo di miˈlaːno]; Lombard: Domm de Milan [ˈdɔm de miˈlãː]), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (Italian: Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy ...
The Royal Palace and its inner courtyard, as seen from the roof of the Duomo, across its marble spires. The Royal Palace of Milan (Italian: Palazzo Reale di Milano) was the seat of government in the Italian city of Milan for many centuries.
Milan (/ m ɪ ˈ l æ n / mil-AN, US also / m ɪ ˈ l ɑː n / mil-AHN, [5] [6] Milanese: ⓘ; Italian: Milano ⓘ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban population [7] and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
La Scala (UK: / l æ ˈ s k ɑː l ə /, US: / l ɑː-/, [1] Italian: [la ˈskaːla]; officially Teatro alla Scala [teˈaːtro alla ˈskaːla], lit. ' Theatre at the Scala ') is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy.
The portal. The façade on the street, dating back to the 18th century, one of the best examples of Lombard baroque in the city, has two floors decorated with fregi and stucco cornices; the stone portal is surmounted by a balcony with richly decorated balusters. [5]
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