Piazza San Simpliciano

Piazza San Simpliciano is in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. Piazza San Simpliciano is situated nearby to the church Basilica of San Simpliciano, as well as near the garden Giardino Gina Lagorio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pinacoteca di Brera and Basilica of San Simpliciano.

Pinacoteca di Brera

Museum

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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 380 metres southeast of Piazza San Simpliciano.

Basilica of San Simpliciano

Church

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The Basilica of San Simpliciano is an ancient Roman Catholic church in the centre of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy: the church, commissioned by the 4th century bishop St Ambrose, is the second-oldest known Christian church with a Latin cross layout.

Brera Academy

University

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The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, also known as the Accademia di Brera or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. Brera Academy is situated 360 metres southeast of Piazza San Simpliciano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brera and Porta Tenaglia.

Brera

Suburb

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Brera is a district of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 and it is centred on Via Brera. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "brera", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda", meaning a land expanse either cleared of trees or naturally lacking them.

Porta Tenaglia

Suburb

Porta Tenaglia was one of the gates of the old Spanish walls of Milan, Italy. It owes its name to the so-called "Tenaglia", a fortified walls system that embraced the north-west side of the Sforza Castle.