Carrobbio
Carrobbio is a quarter in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Carrobbio is situated nearby to the neighborhood Circo, as well as near Colonne.Photo: Mike fleming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: square in Milan
- Also known as: “Carrovio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Colonne di San Lorenzo.
Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Library
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, 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 Greece and Syria for books and manuscripts.
Colonne di San Lorenzo
Photo: Bigorenzo, Public domain.
The Colonne di San Lorenzo or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central Milan, region of Lombardy, northern Italy.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piazza Cordusio and Bottonuto.
Piazza Cordusio
Quarter
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza Cordusio is a square in central Milan, Italy. The piazza takes its name from the Cors Ducis which was located on the square during Longobard times.
Bottonuto
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bottonuto was an ancient district of Milan, Italy, 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.
Rebecchino
Locality
The Rebecchino was a historic neighborhood of Milan, Italy, located in the immediate surroundings of Milan's Cathedral, in what is now Piazza del Duomo.
Carrobbio
- Categories: square and locality
- Location: Centro Storico, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.4602° or 45° 27′ 37″ northLongitude
9.18127° or 9° 10′ 53″ eastElevation
128 metres (420 feet)Open location code
8FQFF56J+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4468024945OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Lombard—“Carrobbio” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Carrobbio”
- Lombard: “Carrobi”
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