Colonna del Leone

Colonna del Leone is a monument in , , . Colonna del Leone is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the office building .
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Milan, Italy
  • Also known as: “Colonna di Porta Orientale”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Babila and San Babila.

Church
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in , region of Lombardy, . It was once considered the third most important in the city after the Duomo and the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio. It is dedicated to Saint Babylas of Antioch.

Metro station
Photo: P h n, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an underground station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Milan Metro. It opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between and . The station is located at Piazza , in the city centre of .

Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 630 metres west of Colonna del Leone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verziere and Porta Monforte.

Quarter
Photo: Sordelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was the traditional greengrocery street market of , . The market itself has been relocated several times, and it is now in Via Lombroso, east of the city centre; the word "Verziere", anyway, still refers to the main historic location of the market, where it was held from 1776 century until 1911.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a district of , , located within the administrative division. It is named after the eponymous city gate, which was added in the 1890s to the existing Spanish walls of the city.

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

Colonna del Leone

Latitude
45.46686° or 45° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
9.19796° or 9° 11′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FQFF58X+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1855797219
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q46374484
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In Other Languages

From Italian to Russian—“Colonna del Leone” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Colonna del Leone”
  • Lombard: “Colona del Leon”
  • Russian: “Львиная колонна”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Teatro San Babila and Snia Viscosa Tower.

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