South Milan

Southern Milan is chiefly a residential part of . While you can find a couple of old landmarks in here, there aren't as much of them as in the Centro Storico, and this part of the city is more "local" and "ordinary".
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  • Type: central business district
  • Description: neighborhood in Milano
  • Also known as: “Milan South”, “Центр міста”, and “Центр міста Мілан”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Library
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The 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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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.

Square
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is the main piazza of , Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, . The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro Storico and Outer Milan.

The is the historic centre of the city of , contained within the area once delimited by the medieval city walls and today by the streets forming the Corso Navigli easily distinguishable on the map of the city.

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Suburban Milan is in the province of Milan.

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While the is the unquestionable heart of , it is the north of the city that is its hub. Here you will find two most important railway stations - the imposing Milano Centrale and busy Porta Garibaldi - as well as the ever-growing array of office towers that make up Milan's modern skyline, housing the headquarters of companies that make Milan Italy's economic capital.

South Milan

Latitude
45.45501° or 45° 27′ 18″ north
Longitude
9.19118° or 9° 11′ 28″ east
Open location code
8FQFF54R+2F
Wiki­data ID
Q111676874
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“South Milan” goes by many names.
  • French: “Milan sud”
  • Italian: “Downtown Milano City”
  • Italian: “Downtown”
  • Italian: “Milano sud”
  • Ukrainian: “Мілан Південь”
  • “Центр міста”

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