Milan history and modern culture
Milan is a city which impress because of the interference of old and new, history and modern culture. It is situated in the Lombard region in north Italy and is the financial, commercial and industry center of Italy.
Milan will offer you multitude variants for spending your free time , it is a city for all ages and tastes: culture, history, shopping, concerts and nightlife.
A symbol of the city and a very important attraction point in Milan is the Dome - one of the biggest cathedrals of the world, who surely will impress with his extraordinary outside and inside Gothic architecture. Inside you can admire the biggest collection of marble statues in the world. The Dome seems to be dressed with white lace of marble which is shining for centuries in the sun rays of Milan.
Another destination place in Milan for everyone who loves beauty is the Scala Opera ( Teatro alla Scala), a place where resound the famous ts voices from the entire wold, the biggest names in the history of classic music - Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, Giuseppe Verdi.
The south part of Milan is dominated of the oldest and impressivest churches, here you can see over 20 churches, each of them offering you a unique view of masterpieces in architectural style. Some of them are the The Sant Ambrogio Church ( this saint is the spiritual father of the city), Basilica San Lorenzo, San Eustagio , San Barnaba, San Marco, Basilica of San Simpliciano and Basilica Santa Maria delle Grazie where you can admire in all it's splendor the famous fresco of Leonardo da Vinci "Last Supper", a painting which measures 460cm X 880 cm and covers a entire wall in the church.
The Sforzesco Castle was built in 1450 by Francesco Sforza and is hosting nowtimes two art gallerys, one with the paintings of Michelangelo and the second a museum of ancient art.
The Ambrozian Library contains marks and notes from Leonardo da Vinci and a multitude of other manuscripts, being a archive of inestimable value for the entire Europe.
Milan has a multitude of museums and gallerys: Poldi-Pezzoli Museum, Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, Museum of Natural History, Theatre Museum, The Ambrozian Gallery, The Modern Art Gallery.
The Galleria Vitorio Emanuelle II was built between 1864 and 1864 by Giuseppe Mengoni and is a commercial gallery with 4 levels- a shopping paradise.
If you are in Milan and you enjoy football games then it is necessary to see the Giuseppe Meazza stadium , known as San Siro stadium - it was built in 1925 and has a capacity of 80.000 places, and is the place where the two teams Internazionale Milano and A.C. Milan play theyr home games.
CATEGORY: Europe
DATE: 2010-04-13 00:00:00
TAGS Milan Milano Italy Lombardia city history culture shopping concerts nightlife
