Outline of Milan

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Milan:

Milan – capital of Lombardy and the second most populous city in Italy after Rome. Milan is considered a leading Alpha Global City,[1] with strengths in the arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism. The city has long been named a fashion capital of the world and a world's design capital,[2] thanks to several international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair, which are currently among the world's biggest in terms of revenue, visitors and growth.[3][4][5] Milan is the destination of 8 million overseas visitors every year, attracted by its museums and art galleries that boast some of the most important collections in the world, including major works by Leonardo da Vinci.

General reference[edit]

Geography of Milan[edit]

Geography of Milan

Location of Milan[edit]

Milan (Italy)

Environment of Milan[edit]

Landforms of Milan[edit]

Areas of Milan[edit]

The nine zones of Milan

Zones of Milan[edit]

Zones of Milan

Districts of Milan[edit]

The districts of Milan, by zone:

Locations in Milan[edit]

Cimitero Monumentale di Milano

City gates of Milan[edit]

Porta Sempione

Gardens and parks in Milan[edit]

Parco Sempione
Monte Stella city park
Sforza Castle
The Royal Villa of Milan
Piazza del Duomo
Basilica of San Lorenzo
Navigli in Milan by night
Civic Aquarium of Milan
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano

Museums and galleries in Milan[edit]

Museums and galleries in Milan

Public squares in Milan[edit]

Piazzas in Milan

Religious sites in Milan[edit]

Shopping malls in Milan[edit]

Streets and canals in Milan[edit]

Villas and palaces in Milan[edit]

Royal Palace of Milan

Villas and palaces in Milan

Demographics of Milan[edit]

Demographics of Milan

Government and politics of Milan[edit]

Palazzo Marino, Milan's city hall and seat of the City Council

Government and politics of Milan

History of Milan[edit]

Popular print depicting the "Five Days of Milan" (18–22 March 1848) uprising against Austrian rule

History of Milan

History of Milan, by period[edit]

History of Milan, by subject[edit]

Culture in Milan[edit]

Milan Cathedral is the largest church in the Italian Republic—the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign state—and the third largest in the world.[11]
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping gallery and a major landmark of Milan.
Panettone, Milan's traditional Christmas cake

Culture of Milan

Art in Milan[edit]

The Last Supper, a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan
Founded in 1778, La Scala is the world's most famous opera house.[12]

Ballet in Milan[edit]

Cinema of Milan[edit]

Literature of Milan[edit]

Music of Milan[edit]

Music of Milan

Theatre of Milan[edit]

Theatre school in Milan

Events and traditions in Milan[edit]

Palazzo dell'Arte, home of the Triennale di Milano

Religion in Milan[edit]

Saint Ambrose (with white vestments), the patron saint of Milan, in an embossed silver urn in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio crypt

Religion in Milan

Catholicism in Milan[edit]

Chiaravalle Abbey, the cloister

Catholicism in Milan

Cathedrals in Milan[edit]
Basilicas in Milan[edit]
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, one of the most ancient churches in Milan
Basilica di San Calimero, the 16th century crypt
Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses the famous mural painting of Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper
Santa Maria della Passione, a late Renaissance-style church with a late Baroque facade
Churches in Milan[edit]

Sports in Milan[edit]

San Siro Stadium, Italy's biggest stadium, home of AC Milan and Inter Milan
Mediolanum Forum, home of Olimpia Milano

Sports in Milan

Economy and infrastructure of Milan[edit]

Palazzo Mezzanotte, the seat of the Italian stock exchange
Grand Hotel et de Milan

Economy of Milan

Milan Malpensa Airport

Transportation in Milan[edit]

Transport in Milan Airports in Milan

Rail transport in Milan[edit]

Intersecting trams under the arcs of Porta Nuova medieval gate
Milan Metro[edit]

Milan Metro Milan Metro

Milan Metro is Italy's longest rapid transit system
Milan suburban railway service[edit]

Milan suburban railway service Suburban railway

A TSR train at Milano Porta Venezia railway station on the Milan Passerby railway
BikeMi, a public bicycle sharing system in Milan
Bicycle sharing systems in Milan[edit]

Education in Milan[edit]

The Polytechnic University of Milan, the best university in Italy[13]
University of Milan headquarters

Education in Milan

Healthcare in Milan[edit]

Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda

Hospitals in Milan

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GaWC – The World According to GaWC 2010". Lboro.ac.uk. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ Shaw, Catherine (17 July 2016). "Milan, the 'world's design capital', takes steps to attract visitors year-round". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ "The Global Language Monitor » Fashion". Languagemonitor.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Milan, Italy | frog". Frogdesign.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Milan Furniture Fair [Monocle]". Monocle.com. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Milan". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Milan". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ^ Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani (in Italian). Torino: UTET. 1990.
  9. ^ "Milan map". explo-re.com. 2017.
  10. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it. Istat. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  11. ^ See List of largest church buildings in the world.
  12. ^ Griffin, Clive (2007). Opera (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Collins. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-06-124182-6.
  13. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2018". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Milan

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