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Milan’s Historic Centre : Best of the Rest

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1. Ca’ Grande

This massive complex – originally a hospital, now part of the University of Milan – took 400 years to complete.
2. San Nazaro Maggiore

St Ambrose’s fourth great basilica was overhauled in the 16th century, when Bramantino added the Cappella Trivulzio as a grand entrance. Lanino’s Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria is among other highlights.
3. Torre Velasca

This striking skyscraper is an oversized 1950s version of medieval tower design.
4. San Gottardo in Corte

Founded in 1336 as a chapel for the town hall.
5. San Sepolcro

Built in 1030 on the site of the ancient Roman forum, this church preserves a long Romanesque crypt.
6. Palazzo Marino

Milan’s Mannerist town hall.
7. Casa degli Omenoni

Sculptor Leone Leoni’s 16th-century home has a magnificent façade flanked by a Liberty-style tower.
8. Casa del Manzoni

Manzoni, Italy’s greatest 19th-century writer (see I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)), lived in this Neo-Classical palazzo , now a museum of “Manzoniana”.
9. The Palazzi of Via Manzoni

The boulevard from La Scala to Porta Nuova preserves many mansions from its 18th and 19th-century heyday: Brentani (No. 6), Anguissola (12), Poldi-Pezzoli (see Museo Poldi-Pezzoli), Gallarati Scotti (30) and Borromeo d’Adda (39–41).
10. Museo di Milano

Bolognini’s mansion houses exhibitions on the history of Milan and its families, as well as nautical memorabilia.