Walking tour of Milan

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[{"address":"Poldi Pezzoli Museum","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":45.468620866142224,"longitude":9.191506200000017},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Poldi Pezzoli Museum"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":1333},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2FDSC02794_-_Milano_-_Via_Manzoni_-_Foto_Giovanni_Dall'Orto_-_20-Jan-2007.jpg?alt=media&token=3b1c3c87-af14-4e35-9835-930cc1cf1e46"},{"type":"text","content":"Founded in 1881, the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, displays 19th-century Northern Italian and Flemish paintings along with a wide variety of decorative arts, such as textiles, porcelain, glass, clocks, jewelry and metalwork, originally a private collection of Poldi Pezzoli and her mother Rosa Trivulzio.\n\nIn 1818, Poldi Pezzoli inherited a large fortune from his uncle Giuseppe Pezzoli, including a beautiful palace and garden filled with statues and fountains. He then spent his entire life decorating the house with paintings (spanning from the 14th to the 18th centuries) and eventually obtained 3,000 works of art.\n\nDuring World War II, massive shelling overnight destroyed all of Milan's main museums. Poldi Pezzoli Palace was also severely damaged, but the artwork - which had previously been moved to a safer location - remained unharmed. From the 1950s on, the Association of Friends of the Museum and Milanese private donors added to the collection, making it one of the finest in Europe.\n\nWhy you should visit:\nBeautiful building with a fittingly wonderful art collection well worth a look.\n\nTip:\nIt's one of the few places open on Mondays and pretty cheap, so spending a little extra on the audio guide is definitely worth it.\n\nBusiness hours:\nWednesday-Monday: 10am - 6pm"},{"type":"link","content":"https://museopoldipezzoli.it/en/"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":667},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2F20110622_PoldiPezzoli-2012.jpg?alt=media&token=71fdbb95-9e75-4e7e-bca6-53ee70b1f07c"}]},{"address":"Via Dante","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":45.46637611614092,"longitude":9.1846959},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Via Dante"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":564},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2FVia_Dante_towards_Piazza_Castello_in_Milan.jpg?alt=media&token=130a42dc-586b-4af2-a5fc-4ba130292322"},{"type":"text","content":"Via Dante is today a pedestrian street in central Milan, Italy, connecting Piazzale Cordusio (and Cordusio metro station) with Largo Cairoli (Cairoli metro station). It is located near the city's Castello Sforzesco and is named after the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri. It is known for its theatres, shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and palaces - townhouses or \"palaces\", luxurious residences in the city of the nobility and wealthy citizens. (synonym of the term palais in French, see also palazzo."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-via"}]},{"address":"Vittorio Emanuele II","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":45.4641836161397,"longitude":9.18923539999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Vittorio Emanuele II"},{"metadata":{"width":720,"height":881},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2Fd707e24a1a2e5d2c8952efb54eda82bc.jpg?alt=media&token=3d8fb726-f6b7-49e1-81be-751c13531e0f"},{"type":"text","content":"Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a five-story fashionable shopping mall covered in curved glass, topped with an iron roof, and richly decorated with patriotic statues and mosaics - a legacy of the tumultuous times of colonial rule. best in Italy, demonstrating the country's newly won confidence.\n\nIt was built between 1865 and 1877 by the architect Giuseppe Mengoni - who is also credited with the monumental design of the entire area between Milan Cathedral and La Scala - and is named after St. Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of a unified Italy. Officially inaugurated on September 15, 1867, the Galleria's completion took another 10 years of continuous work. Tragically, just one day before it ended, in December 1877, Giuseppe Mengoni died in an accident, falling from the top of the triumphal arch.\n\nDesigned in the shape of a Latin cross, the gallery consists of two glass-arched aisles, the longer of which are 196 meters and the shorter - 105.5 meters long, cut across in a central square shaped octagon beneath an impressive 47-meter-tall, 36-meter-wide glass arch. Combining iron and arched glass, the Galleria's architectural design proved to be a breakthrough in the creation of self-contained shopping malls in the 19th century. Furthermore, the use of iron structures created a sense of inspiration for the Eiffel Tower in Paris.\n\nAn interesting feature of the gallery is that the floor is decorated with marble mosaics depicting symbols of the main Italian cities. Locals believe that stepping on the image of a cow in the middle of the floor with your right heel and spinning can bring good luck. This adherence to tradition has left a hole there.\n\nWhy you should visit:\nIt's almost like stepping into a painting of 19th century Milan with lights, colors, windows and landscapes that will never fade from your memory.\nThere are a few restaurants (which, incidentally, aren't very expensive, since it's a mall) where you can sit back, eat to your heart's content, and watch the crowds go by.\nThere is also a very nice Leonardo Museum at the end of the mall, across from the Leonardo da Vinci statue.\n\nTip:\nVisit the gallery late at night or early in the morning when there are not many people.\nDon't forget to find the \"cow\" on the floor and have fun!"},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2FSnaptik_7002144912372256006_ariel-viera.mp4?alt=media&token=7496acc5-35af-45c2-975e-ac4703addd63"}]},{"address":"Via Torino","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":45.46151121613825,"longitude":9.185433799999982},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Via Torino"},{"type":"text","content":"Via Torino is one of the main streets in Milan. It connects the Piazza Duomo with the typical Ticinese district. This street is especially famous for shoes - one of the favorite apparel items among women - and is filled with shops specializing in a wide range of footwear, from all-terrain boots to chic sandals. important. In recent years, it has added a shoe shopping mall, hosting a large number of stores that cater to younger customers, with prices ranging from cheap to medium to high.\n\nAt the other end of Via Torino, down from the Duomo, is the Ticinese district, home to many small shops and workshops.\n\nMilan has been defined as a wealthy city dedicated to art and pleasure. It is without a doubt an active participant in the fashion race of the world's capitals, along with Paris, Tokyo and London. Here you can find anything you can dream of. With a wide range of shoes available and prices ranging from very low to very high, you are sure to find something to suit your style and pocket. If you love shoes, you must visit this street, as you will be confused with the choice available."},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":525},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2FViaTorino_Getty_1180x620.jpg?alt=media&token=cf807182-d849-4c60-a39f-2412105b02dd"},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng.mp4?alt=media&token=84a0d309-684e-48fa-9ee8-3e45df72ae1e"}]},{"address":"Ambrosian Library","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":45.4634526661393,"longitude":9.18559270000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Biblioteca Ambrosiana"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":444},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FsPK9ggRTPmcWvdakvoVW%2FAmbrosiana-Sala-Federiciana.jpg?alt=media&token=3aac4fc8-ac88-4a6c-9f29-f7611686aee4"},{"type":"text","content":"Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan. The building was constructed in 1603 to house the collection of 15,000 manuscripts and printed books gathered by Cardinal Federico Borromeo. Upon its foundation in 1609, the cardinal donated his entire collection of paintings and drawings to the library.\n\n***Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpieces Tour***\nShortly after the cardinal's death, the library acquired a twelve-volume set of drawings and manuscripts by Leonardo da Vinci, known as Codex Atlanticus, created between 1478 and 1519. This is the largest collection of Leonardo’s writings on practically every area of human knowledge: mechanics, mathematics, astronomy, botany, geography, physics, chemistry, architecture and philosophy. It also contains the artist’s drawings, sketches and fables. For conservation purposes, the display of 22 files in the Federiciana Hall rotates every three months.\n\nPart of the library is the famous Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the art gallery, featuring da Vinci's \"Portrait of a Musician\", Caravaggio's \"Basket of Fruit\", as well as Raffaello's life-size, pencil and carbon sketch of the \"The School of Athens\", a full-color final version of which is displayed in the Vatican.\n\nAmong other major acquisitions here are Islamic manuscripts, 11th-century diwan of poets and the oldest copy of the 'Kitab Sibawahaihi', plus a complete set of manuscripts from the Benedictine monastery of Bobbio (1606) and those from Vincenzo Pinelli of Padua, comprising more than 800 pieces, including the famous Ilias Picta (Ambrosian Iliad).\n\nBack in the day, the library also had its own printing press, and housed a school of classical languages. The building suffered damage during World War II resulting in the loss of the opera libretti archives of La Scala. It was restored in 1952 and underwent further major renovation in 1990–97.\n\nWhy You Should Visit:\nA chance to see art restorers at work on peculiar Renaissance masterpieces, and in a brilliant building too.\n\nTip:\nOn a weekday, you can practically have the entire place to yourself.\nThe provided map/guide is quite clear, with all the main highlights identified, but if you're pressed for time, taking a guided tour is advisable.\nApparently, there's also a paid audio guide (English/Italian) that offers some interesting insights into each room and displayed artworks.\n\nOpening Hours:\nTue-Sun: 10am-6pm"},{"type":"link","content":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Ambrosiana"}]}]