Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine
The Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine is a historic building of Milan, Italy, located in Piazza Mercanti, the former city centre in the Middle Ages. It served as the seat of the most prestigious higher school of medieval Milan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: building in Milan, Italy
- Also known as: “Scuole Palatine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
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 150 metres southwest of Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine.
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 240 metres northeast of Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine.
Palazzo della Ragione
Public building
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The Palazzo della Ragione is a historic building in Milan, Italy, located in Piazza Mercanti, facing the Loggia degli Osii. Built in the 13th century, it originally served as a broletto—an administrative and judicial building.
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.
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.
Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine
- Categories: palazzo, school, and historic site
- Location: Centro Storico, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.4646° or 45° 27′ 53″ northLongitude
9.18734° or 9° 11′ 14″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8FQFF57P+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 435768740OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q1648317
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Palau de l’Escola Palatina”
- Catalan: “Scuole Palatine”
- Chinese: “帕拉丁学校宫”
- Chinese: “帕拉丁學校宮”
- Dutch: “Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine”
- French: “Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine”
- Italian: “Scuole Palatine”
- Lombard: “Palazz Noeuv (Milan)”
- Lombard: “Palazz Noeuv”
- Russian: “Палатинская школа”
- Urdu: “پلازو دیلا سکولے پالاتینے”
- Western Panjabi: “پلازو دیلا سکولے پالاتینے”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casa Panigarola and Loggia degli Osii.
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