Piazza Sant’Alessandro

Piazza Sant’Alessandro is in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Piazza Sant’Alessandro is situated nearby to the university Università degli Studi di Milano, as well as near the church Sant’Alessandro in Zebedia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Sant’Alessandro in Zebedia.

Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Library

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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. Biblioteca Ambrosiana is situated 300 metres north of Piazza Sant’Alessandro.

Sant’Alessandro in Zebedia

Church

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Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia is a parish church in Milan, Italy. It is a distinctive example of the early Lombard Baroque.

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 590 metres northeast of Piazza Sant’Alessandro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bottonuto and Rebecchino.

Bottonuto

Locality

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The Bottonuto was an ancient district of Milan, Italy, located near the center of the city. Dating back to Roman times, in the late 19th the district had become a place of ill repute, brothels and open-air outhouses.

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.