Darsena di Milano
Darsena di Milano is a river in Municipio 5, Milan, Lombardy. Darsena di Milano is situated nearby to the neighborhood Conca del Naviglio, as well as near the suburb Porta Genova.Photo: Nelson Pérez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: River
- Description: ancient harbor of the Navigli of Milan
- Also known as: “La Darsena” and “Porto di Milano”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and Biblioteca Ambrosiana.
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.
Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Library
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro Storico and Outer Milan.
Centro Storico
The Centro Storico is the historic centre of the city of Milan, contained within the area once delimited by the medieval city walls and today by the streets forming the Corso Navigli easily distinguishable on the map of the city.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.
Darsena di Milano
- Categories: harbor, artificial lake, dock, and body of water
- Location: Municipio 5, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.4537° or 45° 27′ 13″ northLongitude
9.1768° or 9° 10′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8FQFF53G+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 345030396OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverWikidata ID
Q41868039
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Slovenian—“Darsena di Milano” goes by many names.
- Italian: “darsena di Milano”
- Italian: “Darsena di Porta Ticinese”
- Italian: “Darsena”
- Lombard: “Darsena (Milan)”
- Lombard: “Darsena”
- Slovenian: “Darsena”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Porta Ticinese and Conca del Naviglio.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 20 Hours and Casa Occupata Gorizia.
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