Piazza Mercanti

Piazza Mercanti is a central city square of , Italy. It is located between , which marks the centre of the modern city of Milan, and , and it used to be the heart of the city in the Middle Ages.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Milan, Italy
  • Also known as: “Piazza dei Mercanti”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Palazzo della Ragione.

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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 210 metres northeast of Piazza Mercanti.

Public building
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The is a historic building in , Italy, located in Piazza Mercanti, facing the . Built in the 13th century, it originally served as a broletto—an administrative and judicial building.

Historic building
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The is a Gothic-style civic building of , Italy. It is located in Piazza Mercanti, a central city square of Milan that used to be its centre in the Middle Ages.

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.

Piazza Mercanti

Latitude
45.46472° or 45° 27′ 53″ north
Longitude
9.18767° or 9° 11′ 16″ east
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
Open location code
8FQFF57Q+V3
Geo­Names ID
11127327
Wiki­data ID
Q929968
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Piazza Mercanti” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “商人广场”
  • Dutch: “Piazza Mercanti”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان التجار”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Mercanti”
  • French: “Piazza Mercanti”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Μερκάντι”
  • Italian: “piazza dei Mercanti”
  • Italian: “Piazza di Mercant”
  • Italian: “piazza Mercanti”
  • Italian: “Piazza Mercanti”
  • Lombard: “Piazza di Mercant”
  • Persian: “میدان مرکانتی”
  • Spanish: “Piazza Mercanti”

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