Porta Genova
Porta Genova is a neighborhood of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 6 administrative division. The name "Porta Genova" means "Genoa gate"; the district is named after a city gate of the old Spanish Walls of Milan, namely that leading to Genoa, that used to be in what is now Piazza Cantore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Flavmi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Last Supper and San Vincenzo in Prato.
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.
San Vincenzo in Prato
Church
Photo: MarkusMark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The basilica of San Vincenzo in Prato is a Roman Catholic church located in Via Daniele Crespi 6, in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. The church maintains most of its original Palaeo-Christian appearance.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Navigli and Ticinese.
Navigli
Quarter
The navigli are a system of interconnected canals in and around Milan, in the Italian region of Lombardy, dating back as far as the Middle Ages. The system consists of five canals: Naviglio Grande, Naviglio Pavese, Naviglio Martesana, Naviglio di Paderno, Naviglio di Bereguardo.
Porta Genova
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood in Milan, Italy
- Categories: neighborhood, quarter of Milan, and locality
- Location: Municipio 6, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.45445° or 45° 27′ 16″ northLongitude
9.17142° or 9° 10′ 17″ eastElevation
122 metres (400 feet)Open location code
8FQFF53C+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1056269920OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Porta Genova” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porta Genova”
- French: “Porta Genova”
- German: “Porta Genova”
- Italian: “Porta Genova”
- Turkish: “Porta Genova”
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