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Piazza Cordusio

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Palazzo delle Poste (1901): Another semi-circular building similar in style to that of the Credito Italiano, and also designed by Luigi Broggi and completed in 1901. It was the old stock exchange of Milan, until it was transferred to the more modern
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The terms "piazza" and "piazzale" both refer to city squares, the latter being used for "larger" squares. While Cordusio is a rather large square, its formal name is "Piazza Cordusio" (see
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buildings, banks and post offices. Even though many of these have now relocated elsewhere, it is still an important commercial square in the city and hosts the
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This is a metal and stone statue which stands in the middle of the piazzale and is meant to depict the great literary figure
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Palazzo delle Poste (Palace of the Post Office), former Borsa di Milano
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Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"
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and is the starting point of the elegant pedestrian
1145: 1094: 1048: 1010: 969: 933: 912: 794: 642: 612: 501: 408: 385: 378: 348: 251:). An example of a formally defined "Piazzale" is 672:Antique Furniture & Wooden Sculpture Museum 308: 255:(which is in fact much larger than Cordusio). 8: 81:(Palace of the Assicurazioni Generali), the 382: 315: 301: 293: 741:Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 85:(Palace of the Credito Italiano) and the 844:Palazzo della Banca Commerciale Italiana 340:History of architecture and art in Milan 241: 168: 97:which leads to the imposing medieval 7: 724:Art collection of Fondazione Cariplo 178:Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali 119:Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali 229:(1729-1799). It was constructed by 129:. It has a small tower with a dome. 1061:Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli 729:Palazzo Anguissola Antona Traversi 25: 579:S. 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Maria presso San Celso 330: 42:) is a square in central 719:Gallerie di Piazza Scala 662:Bagatti Valsecchi Museum 54:takes its name from the 1028:Quadrilatero della moda 951:Teatro degli Arcimboldi 893:State Archives of Milan 714:Galleria d'Arte Moderna 677:Applied Arts Collection 599:Oratorio di San Protaso 524:S. Bernardino alle Ossa 468:S. Maria della Passione 398:Basilica di Santa Tecla 279:45.4655861°N 9.185944°E 109:, today's city centre. 1112:Hippodrome of San Siro 1071:Orto Botanico di Brera 839:Palazzo dell'Arengario 751:Museo del Risorgimento 625:Garegnano Charterhouse 356:Colonne di San Lorenzo 217: 127:Assicurazioni Generali 91:Cordusio metro station 78:Assicurazioni Generali 32: 1146:Events and traditions 1086:Villa Litta Modignani 920:Biblioteca Ambrosiana 899:Royal Palace of Milan 879:Palazzo della Ragione 682:Archaeological Museum 644:Museums and galleries 539:S. Giorgio al Palazzo 453:S. Maria delle Grazie 215: 30: 1173:Milan Furniture Fair 604:Rotonda della Besana 584:S. Pietro in Gessate 554:S. Maria del Carmine 544:S. Giovanni in Conca 488:S. Vincenzo in Prato 458:Leonardo da Vinci's 349:Archaeological sites 284:45.4655861; 9.185944 1137:Velodromo Vigorelli 1102:Allianz Cloud Arena 1038:Via Monte Napoleone 925:Biblioteca di Brera 864:Palazzo Castiglioni 786:Triennale di Milano 781:Pinacoteca di Brera 766:Museo Poldi Pezzoli 746:Museo del Novecento 697:Museo d'Arte Antica 559:S. Maria della Pace 493:S. Vittore al Corpo 483:S. Stefano Maggiore 275: /  216:Monument to Parini. 202:Palazzo delle Poste 155:Roastery in Europe. 1168:Milan Fashion Week 1095:Sporting sceneries 1018:Corso Buenos Aires 1011:Streets and canals 1002:Piazza Gae Aulenti 992:Piazza della Scala 889:Palazzo del Senato 874:Palazzo Mezzanotte 849:Palazzo Belgioioso 809:Casa degli Omenoni 796:Villas and palaces 667:Castello Sforzesco 564:S Maria Incoronata 473:S. Nazaro in Brolo 361:Milan amphitheatre 218: 163:Giuseppe Sommaruga 145:Palazzo Mezzanotte 99:Castello Sforzesco 33: 1214: 1213: 1049:Gardens and parks 859:Palazzo Carminati 834:Palazzina Appiani 652:Alfa Romeo Museum 638: 637: 620:Chiaravalle Abbey 426:S. Carlo al Corso 153:Starbucks Reserve 113:Notable buildings 40:Piazzale Cordusio 16:(Redirected from 1239: 1227:Piazzas in Milan 1206:Outline of Milan 1201:Tourism in Italy 1122:Mediolanum Forum 987:Piazza del Duomo 956:Teatro Dal Verme 854:Palazzo Borromeo 734:Palazzo Brentani 514:S. Antonio Abate 436:Portinari Chapel 383: 373: 335:History of Milan 324:Tourism in Milan 317: 310: 303: 294: 290: 289: 287: 286: 285: 280: 276: 273: 272: 271: 268: 256: 246: 199: 187: 175: 107:Piazza del Duomo 21: 1247: 1246: 1242: 1241: 1240: 1238: 1237: 1236: 1217: 1216: 1215: 1210: 1192: 1188:Oh bej! 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Palazzo Broggi

Milan
Italy
Longobard times
Neoclassical
eclectic
Art Nouveau
Assicurazioni Generali
Cordusio metro station
Via Dante
Castello Sforzesco
Piazza Mercanti
Piazza del Duomo
Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali
Luca Beltrami
Assicurazioni Generali
Palazzo del Credito Italiano
Luigi Broggi
Palazzo Mezzanotte
Piazza Affari
Starbucks Reserve
Casa Broggi
Giuseppe Sommaruga
Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali
Palazzo del Credito Italiano
Palazzo delle Poste

Giuseppe Parini
Luca Beltrami

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