NH Collection Milano President - Largo Augusto, 10, Centre (East) - Milan
Like in the other magnificent Italian cities, you will notice that Milan is a spectacular city full of monuments and art. There are many tourists from all over the world coming to Milan and its exhibition centre. The following are some of Milan’s most famous and most spectacular attractions:
it’s the symbol of Milan, work started in the year 1386 and the dome was only finished during the 19h century thanks to Napoleon;
is a beautiful mall consisting of a street with a ceiling and it offers a wide diversity of shops, libraries and cafés. You can also find the famous restaurant “Savini” here, designed by the architect Mengoni during the year 1865 and the opening was held by Vittorio Emanuele II two years later;
was constructed by Giuseppe Piermarini between the years 1776 and 1778. It was destroyed during the Second World War but was rebuilt shortly afterwards.;
a palace from 1330 – 1336. The stile, the neoclassic one, that one can admire today descends back to the year 1778 when Giuseppe Piermarini transformed it into a residence for the archduke Ferdinando from Austria;
was constructed with the aim to supply painters from the Academy with illustrated models. Initially the gallery had in its possession 172 paintings that were spoken of highly;
is another of Milan’s symbols. It was built in 1368, by the Viscontis who used the castle as their residence and turned it into an extraordinary renaissance castle;
is the church that holds the name of the saint of Milan. It was constructed during the IV century by the bishop Ambrogio and inside the church one can admire master pieces like the San Vittore mosaics and the gold altar;
the arch is centred in the piazza Sempione and the building of it was started in 1807 by Luigi Cagnola who had a vision of a Napoleonic arch. The architect had completed two thirds when work was delayed due to the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. During 1862 Franz I of Austria ordered that the arch should be completed and made into a peace monument in remembrance of the European peace in 1815.