Piazza degli Affari

Piazza degli Affari is a square in Milan, Italy.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Palazzo Mezzanotte.

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 250 metres southeast of Piazza degli Affari.

Palazzo Mezzanotte

Historic building

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Palazzo Mezzanotte, also known as Palazzo delle Borse is a 20th-century building of Milan, Italy, and the seat of the Italian stock exchange. It is located in Piazza Affari, the city square after which the Italian stock exchange itself is nicknamed.

L.O.V.E.

Work of art

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L.O.V.E, commonly known as Il Dito is a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan consisting of a hand with all the fingers severed with the exception of the middle finger.

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.