Porta Nuova
Porta Nuova is one of the main business districts of Milan, Italy in terms of economy, and part of the Zone 2 administrative division. Named after the well-preserved Neoclassic gate built in 1810 on this site, it is now one of Italy's most high-tech and international districts, containing the country's tallest skyscraper: the Unicredit Tower.Photo: Maurizio Ghidoli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: neighborhood in Milan
- Also known as: “Porta Nuova District” and “Porta Nuova spagnola”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and Milano Centrale Railway Station.
Pinacoteca di Brera
Museum
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera. Pinacoteca di Brera is situated 1 km south of Porta Nuova.
Milano Centrale Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Muns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milano Centrale is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Northern Italy, and is the second busiest railway station in Italy for passenger flow and the largest railway station in Europe by volume. Milano Centrale Railway Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Porta Nuova.
Bosco Verticale
The Bosco Verticale is a complex of two residential skyscrapers designed by Boeri Studio and located in the Porta Nuova district of Milan, Italy. They have a height of 116 metres and 84 m and within the complex is an 11-storey office building. Bosco Verticale is situated 660 metres north of Porta Nuova.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porta Garibaldi and Centro Direzionale di Milano.
Porta Garibaldi
Suburb
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Porta Garibaldi, previously known as the Porta Comasina, is a city gate located in Milan, Italy, on the old road to Como. The Neoclassical arch was built to commemorate the visit of Francis I of Austria in 1825.
Centro Direzionale di Milano
Neighborhood
North Milan
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
While the Centro Storico is the unquestionable heart of Milan, 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.
Porta Nuova
- Categories: neighborhood, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio 9, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.47986° or 45° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
9.19257° or 9° 11′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FQFF5HV+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 138982557OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q730701
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Porta Nuova” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بورتا نوفا”
- Chinese: “新门”
- Dutch: “Porta Nuova”
- French: “Porta Nuova”
- German: “Porta Nuova”
- Hungarian: “Porta Nuova”
- Italian: “Porta Nuova”
- Lombard: “Porta Noeuva”
- Russian: “Порта-Нуова”
- Urdu: “پورتا نووا (میلان)”
- Urdu: “پورتا نووا”
- Western Panjabi: “پورتا نووا (میلان)”
- Western Panjabi: “پورتا نووا”
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