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100 Via Vallazze Milan 20131 Italy +39 022362719 |
Christianity began to spread through Armenia at the beginning of the 2nd century but it was Saint Gregory also known as the Illuminator, who was the real great apostle of Christianity 295 and 325. He overcame paganism and gave the church its hierarchical structure with Catholicism at its head. Today the majority of Armenians belong to the National Armenian church with its own particular characteristics, doctrines and disciplines. It recognizes the existence of two natures in Jesus Christ (even though nominally there is only one), it affirms that the Holy Spirit is of the Father and not the Son, it denies Extreme Unction and Purgatory (simply praying for the dead), and it refutes the jurisdiction of the Pope in Rome, especially his doctrinal authority Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Remains of a renaissance building |
Viale Andrea Doria Milan, Milan 20124 Italy |
To the right of the Central Station, at the beginning of Viale Andrea Doria, this is the place to see the remains of the Cascina Pozzonbelli. The complex was built in 1498 in a Lombard, Renaissance style, probably on an ancient monastic building from the Congregazione degli Umiliati, which was bought and transformed into a home for the Milanese noble family, the Pozzonbelli. The small oratory is preceded by an elegant portico with rounded arches on columns and the remains of a complex which was once much larger. Destroyed in 1907, in the chapel are remains of a fresco and the elegant, portico vaults. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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On the site of the former 'Foppone' church |
25 Via Lodovico Settala Milan, Milan 20124 Italy |
This stands on the site of the former 'Foppone' church, it was a large Milan cemetery, demolished in 1881, which was the burial place of those who died in the great plagues of 1576 and 1630. It is now the site of the San Gregorio Church built according to the plans of Francesco Solmi between 1905 and 1908. In eclectic Romanesque-Lombardo style it was inspired by the Romanesque parochial church in Melzo, having a single nave and supported truss with large pointed archways. The pyx used by Carlo Borromeo to communicate with those affected by the plague has been kept in the parochial house whilst in the crypt, several tombstones have been preserved, they were once part of monuments to famous people buried in the San Gregorio cemetary, such as di Vincenzo Monti, Andrea Appiani and Carlo Porta. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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First established in Los Angeles in 1906 |
10 Via Matteo Maria Boiardo Milan, Milan 20127 Italy +39 2 2614 1720 |
The Evangelical Christian church of God's Assemblies was established in Los Angeles in 1906 and spread throughout Italy thanks to the work of Giacomo Lombardi in 1908. The leaders of these Evangelical Christian churches of God's Assembly, in Italy, were reunited at a general assembly in 1947 and decided to request legal recognition for the movement, which was obtained in 1959. The Italian community of the Christian Evangelical Church proclaimed "All the Gospel", going back to the Christian church in apostolic times. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Distributors, emblems and industrial products. |
14 Via Tirano Palazzolo Milanese Milan, Milan 20100 Italy +39 2 910 1398 http://www.museo-fisogni.org/ |
The museum of the service station was founded in 1966 by Guido Fisogni at the start of his work in the building and maintenance of service stations. The collection, one of a kind, has over 6500 pieces which put together the evolution of these industrial products. Inside the museum there are 200 period petrol pumps as well as several oil cans, lubricators, number plates and designs linked to the industry. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The Napoleonic barracks |
19 Corso Buones Aires Milan, Milan 20129 Italy |
Along Corso Buones Aires, a crowded, commercial, Milanese street of ancient origin is this long, old Austrian barracks. Called the 'Caserma Napoleonica', it was originally built for the Austrian army on the north east side of the Lazzaretto. After the Unification of Italy, the military were dismissed from here and it became a home and the location of craftsmen's workshops. The simple, eighteenth century facade has survived, although some of it has been ruined by the windows and signs of the shops. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Luxurious decor |
3 Via Marcello Malpighi Milan 20129 Italy +39 2 7252 4301 (L'ufficio Turistico) |
Designed by Giovan Battista Bossi in the early 20th century, in an area that was new at that time, these houses feature a rich use of decoration in all their architectural elements, including the iron balusters, the stone corbels and the ledges. The façade of the house at 3, Via Malpighi, is extremely famous with its ceramic decorations created by Brambilla and Pinzauti, that depict female figures amongst plant fronds. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Founded in Milan in 1993... |
38 Via Padova Milan 20127 Italy +39 022892912 |
The House of Islamic Culture was founded in 1993 by a few Muslims who had been living in Milan for some time and attended the Islamic centre on Via Anacreonte. It was founded following the realization that local Muslims really needed an alternative place of worship. The mosque on Via Padova is managed by people from various countries including Syria, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Italy. But the mosque is frequented by other members of the Muslim world, such as Somalians, Senegalese, Bengalese and Pakistanis. Around 1500 people gather here every Friday for prayers. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The main railway station |
Piazza Duca d' 'Aosta Milan, Milan 20124 Italy +39 2 6371 2016 http://www.grandistazioni.it/m... |
The wide avenue Viale Vittor Pisani, from Piazza della Repubblica, brings you to the monumental Central Station of Milan, built between 1912, the date of the tender competition, and 1931, when it was opened. The façade of the station, in Aurisina stone, has a Pharaonic scale that is inevitably compared to Germanic culture. In the gallery at the entrance, medallions by Giannino Castiglioni depict Work, Commerce, Science and Agriculture, while the first-floor gallery is embellished by panels in ceramic with views of Milan, Turin, Florence and Rome by Basilio and Cascella. Inside the station there is the waxworks museum. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The waters of the Adda in Milan |
Naviglio della Martesana Milan, Milan 20125 Italy |
The Martesana was built at the orders of Filippo Maria Visconti between 1457-60 with the initial purpose of providing irrigation water to increase agricultural yields; it was later decided to use it as a method of communication with the Adda valley, Bergamo and Brescia. To overcome the rise of 20 metres between Milan and the river Adda, Leonardo da Vinci improved the system of locks and natural basins: over a distance of almost 40 kilometres, the waters of the Adda were taken from Trezzo to the city, then into the Scaricatore canal, and from there into the Redefossi canal that joined the river Lambro south of Milan. From the second half of the 17th century, the Martesana did not represent a trading and agricultural reality and its banks were lined with the country residences of wealthy Milanese. There were many splendid villas including Villa Alari Visconti, Villa Uboldo, Villa Biancani at Cernusco, Villa Rey at Anzago and Villa Castelbarco at Vaprio. Navigation on the canal began to fall off in the 20th c. In 1933, the stretch between Via Castelfidardo to Via Melchiorre Gioia in the city was covered over and those parts of the canal in Milan that were uncovered were neglected. Now that a cycling route has been opened along the towpath from Milan to Casano d'Adda, it is possible to explore Martesana. The locks, control buildings and elegant villas today represent a page in Milanese history. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Old noble townhouse |
2 Via Daniele Manin Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 655 4977 |
The patrician townhouse, Casati Dugnani, is one of the few Milanese residences built outside the medieval walls. It was built at the end of the 17th century by the Meda family, and altered in the 18th century when it passed first to the Casati family, then to the Dugnani. In 1857, the palazzo and its vast grounds (purchased by the city council in 1854) were incorporated in the Public Gardens and became the home of the Natural History Museum, later a secondary school. It was damaged during WW2 but restored and now hosts events and a film museum. Seen from Via Manin, the façade of the palazzo is typically 17th century and rather staid. However, the retired central body of the complex and the wings are more varied and boast elegant porticoes and loggias. Inside in the upper rooms there are stuccoes and frescoes by the Venetian school, an elegant reception room surrounded by a landing, and superb frescoes painted by Tiepolo in 1731 that were commissioned by Count Giuseppe Casati. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Gio Ponti's masterwork |
5 Piazza Duca d'Aosta Milan, Milan 20124 Italy |
This skyscraper has been the home of the Regione Lombardia since 1978. It was built between 1955 and 1960 on the old Pirelli site which was bombed in 1943, in order to house the new headquarters of the Milan based organisation. It was designed by Gio Ponti with the collaboration of Pier Luigi Nervi. It is 127m tall and is still the tallest building in the city and the most prestigious post-war work of architecture. Using a similar scheme to the comtemporary Torre velasca by the BBPR studio, Ponti combines an innovative rectangular design with sides tapering up to the narrower extremities. The building grows around a hidden core covered in reinforced concrete. The tapered style and the pointed elements which are at odds with the finished appearance of the building surface make the skyscraper a unique example of architectural lightness, dynamism and extraordinary resolution of the relationship between structures and technology. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Place of Catholic worship |
1 Largo Frà Paolo Bellintani Milan, Milan 20124 Italy |
On the right of Viale Tunisia on the side of Bellintani is this work by Carlo Borromeo. It was built on the ancient temple of S. Maria della Sanità from 1558-92 and is part of the Lazaretto complex. The design planned a wide courtyard to link the rooms of the ill along the perimeter of the aquare. A sophisticated system of canals guaranteed hygiene and cleanliness for the local places, minimising the risk of contagion. The complex also had an open chapel in the centre of the courtyard visible from all the cells, requested by Ludovico il Moro and designed by Lazzaro Palazzi (1488-1513). The current church is an octagonal shape and is stonebuilt. A small fragment of the cell's portico is still visible along Via S. Gregorio. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Watch the stars |
57 Corso Venezia Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 2953 1181 |
The planetarium permits observation of the stars of the sky thanks to the projections onto the dome screen and seasonal positions of the stars. The building was designed by Architect Portaluppi and situated within the Public Gardens of Palestro by request of the Editor Hoepli who then donated it to the city in 1930. Projection shows and conferences are organised throughout the year. Ring in the morning to book your visit as opening times vary depending on what events are on. There are special opening times for schools. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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