piazza del duomo milan. milano (lombardia region)

Piazza del Duomo

Milan

Milano (Lombardia Region)

Milan

• Today’s new Athens; Today’s Italy

• Fashion• Da Vinci called it

home• Wealthy • Capital of

Commercialism and Banking

Duomo di Milano

• Gothic Cathedral (style)

• 4th largest in Europe• Basilica Cattedrale

Metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente (Metropolitan Cathedral –Bascilica of St. Mary of the Nativity)

MadonninaThe crown of the Basilica CatedraleIcon of Milano

Piazza del Duomo

• Located in from of the Basilica Catedrale

• Vittorio Emanuele overlooking gallery

• Hangout spot / gathering point

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele

• Located at Piazza del Duomo

• Pride of the city • Named after the 1st

king of Italy• 1st building with

electricity in Milano

La Scala

• Famous opera house• Expensive tickets• Many famous artists

performed there• Attached museum –

offers sneak peek

La Scala Cont’d

La Moda

• Fashion • Via Montenapoleone• Via Sant’Andrea• Via della Spiga• Via Manzoni

Castelo Sforzesco

• Sforza family former residence

• Brick• Guarded gate of the

city • Francesco Sforza – 4th

duke of Milano (greatest fam. Mem.)

Cenacolo Vinciano

• Famous the last supper fresco

• Bombed in 1902

The last Supper- Da Vinci

Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica

• Most important museum of science and technology

• Mainly physics• Wooden models –

Da Vinci