Piazza della Scala

Piazza della Scala is in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Piazza della Scala is situated nearby to Largo Antonio Ghiringhelli, as well as near Leonardo3 Museum – The World of Leonardo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Museo Teatrale alla Scala.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

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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. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is situated 140 metres south of Piazza della Scala.

Museo Teatrale alla Scala

Museum

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The Museo Teatrale alla Scala is a theatrical museum and library attached to the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. Although it has a particular focus on the history of opera and of that opera house, its scope extends to Italian theatrical history in general, and includes displays relating, for example, to the commedia dell'arte and to the famous stage actress Eleonora Duse.

Gallerie di Piazza Scala

Museum

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The Gallerie d'Italia - Milano is a modern and contemporary museum in Milan, Italy. Located in Piazza della Scala in the Palazzo Brentani and the Palazzo Anguissola Antona Traversi, it hosts 195 artworks from the collections of Fondazione Cariplo with a strong representation of nineteenth century Lombard painters and sculptors, including Antonio Canova and Umberto Boccioni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piazza Cordusio and Rebecchino.

Piazza Cordusio

Quarter

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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.

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.