Torre Branca
Torre Branca is a steel-frame panoramic tower designed by architect Giò Ponti in 1933, located in Parco Sempione, the main city park of Milan, Italy. The top of the tower is a panoramic point whose view, on a clear day, may encompass the Milan cityline as well as the Alps, the Apennines, and part of the Po Valley.Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo dell’Arte Bernocchi and The Last Supper.
Palazzo dell’Arte Bernocchi
Museum
Photo: Airdagno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palazzo dell’Arte Bernocchi is a museum, which is situated 130 metres south of Torre Branca.
The Last Supper
Work of art
Photo: Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain.
The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The Last Supper is situated 770 metres south of Torre Branca.
Library Parco Sempione
Library
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Library Parco Sempione is situated 210 metres northeast of Torre Branca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Milan and Porta Tenaglia.
West Milan
Western Milan is the part of the city that encompasses its only UNESCO World Heritage Site, which includes a famous painting. Other sights are a cemetery with - as the name reveals - monumental tombs, and the old fair centre where you might end up if you are visiting Milan on a business trip.
Porta Tenaglia
Suburb
Porta Tenaglia was one of the gates of the old Spanish walls of Milan, Italy. It owes its name to the so-called "Tenaglia", a fortified walls system that embraced the north-west side of the Sforza Castle.
Porta Magenta
Suburb
Porta Magenta, formerly known as Porta Vercellina, was one of the city gates of Milan, Italy. The gate was established in the 9th century, with the Roman walls of the city; it was moved with the medieval and Spanish walls, and was finally demolished in the 19th century.
Torre Branca
- Type: Tower
- Description: Panoramic tower by Giò Ponti in Milan
- Location: Centro Storico, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Torre Branca” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Torre Branca”
- French: “torre Branca”
- German: “Torre Branca”
- Italian: “Torre Branca”
- Macedonian: “Торе Бранка”
- Spanish: “Torre Branca”
- Turkish: “Branca Kulesi”
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