Province of Milan
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Biblioteca Ambrosiana

The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic in , , also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agents scoured Western Europe and even and for books and manuscripts.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: direzione.biblioteca@ambrosiana.it
  • Type: Library
  • Description: conservation library in Italy
  • Also known as: “Ambrosian Library” and “Ambrosiana”
  • Address: Piazza Pio Undicesimo 2, Milano, 20123

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pinacoteca Ambrosiana and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Museum
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is a museum.

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The is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of . Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. is situated 380 metres northeast of Biblioteca Ambrosiana.

Public building
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piazza Cordusio and Rebecchino.

Quarter
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is a square in central , . The piazza takes its name from the Cors Ducis which was located on the square during Longobard times.

Locality
The was a historic neighborhood of , , located in the immediate surroundings of Milan's Cathedral, in what is now .

Locality
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The was an ancient district of , , located near the center of the city. Dating back to Roman times, in the late 19th the district had become a place of ill repute, brothels and open-air outhouses.

Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Latitude
45.46362° or 45° 27′ 49″ north
Longitude
9.18605° or 9° 11′ 10″ east
Elevation
127 metres (417 feet)
Operator
Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Open location code
8FQFF57P+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1422087106
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Geo­Names ID
8133664
Wiki­data ID
Q815611
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Biblioteca Ambrosiana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الأمبروسية”
  • Arabic: “بيبلوتيكا أمبروسيانا”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة الأمبروزيانا”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة الأمبروزيانية”
  • Arabic: “مكتبه أمبروسيانا”
  • Armenian: “Ամբրոզյան գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ambroziana Kitabxanası”
  • Basque: “Ambrosiana”
  • Basque: “Liburutegi Anbrosianoa”
  • Belarusian: “Амбразіянская бібліятэка”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Chinese: “盎博罗削图书馆”
  • Chuvash: “Амбрози вулавăшĕ”
  • Czech: “Ambrosiánská knihovna”
  • Czech: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Dutch: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Esperanto: “Ambrozia biblioteko”
  • Esperanto: “Ambrozia librejo”
  • Estonian: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • French: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • French: “Bibliothèque ambroisienne”
  • French: “Bibliothèque ambrosiana”
  • French: “Bibliotheque Ambrosienne”
  • French: “bibliothèque Ambrosienne”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Ambrosienne”
  • Georgian: “ამბროსიანა”
  • German: “Ambrosiana”
  • German: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Greek: “Αμβροσιανή βιβλιοθήκη”
  • Hebrew: “ביבליוטקה אמברוסיאנה”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה האמברוזיאנית”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית אמברוזיאנה”
  • Ido: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Italian: “Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Japanese: “アンブロジアーナ図書館”
  • Korean: “암브로시아나 도서관”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Ambrosiana”
  • Lombard: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Malay: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Norwegian: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه آمبروزیانا”
  • Polish: “Ambrosiana”
  • Polish: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Polish: “Biblioteca Pinacoteca Academia Ambrosiana”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Ambrozjańska”
  • Polish: “Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana.”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Portuguese: “Pinacoteca Ambrosiana”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Ambroziană”
  • Romanian: “Pinacoteca ambroziană”
  • Russian: “Амброзиана”
  • Russian: “Амброзианская библиотека”
  • Russian: “Амброзианская пинакотека”
  • Russian: “Амвросианская библиотека”
  • Russian: “Амвросианская пинакотека”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Амброзиана”
  • Russian: “Пинакотека Амброзиана”
  • Slovenian: “Ambrozijanska knjižnica”
  • Slovenian: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Swedish: “Ambrosianska biblioteket”
  • Swedish: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Turkish: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Ukrainian: “Амброзіанська бібліотека”
  • Urdu: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Urdu: “ببلیوتیکا امبروسیانا”
  • Welsh: “Biblioteca Ambrosiana”
  • Western Panjabi: “ببلیوتیکا امبروسیانا”

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