Top 10 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.
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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.
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3. Torre Velasca
This striking skyscraper is an oversized 1950s version of medieval tower design.
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4. San Gottardo in Corte
Founded in 1336 as a chapel for the town hall.
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5. San Sepolcro
Built in 1030 on the site of the ancient Roman forum, this church preserves a long Romanesque crypt.
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6. Palazzo Marino
Milan’s Mannerist town hall.
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7. Casa degli Omenoni
Sculptor Leone Leoni’s 16th-century home has a magnificent façade flanked by a Liberty-style tower.
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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”.
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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).
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10. Museo di Milano
Bolognini’s mansion houses exhibitions on the history of Milan and its families, as well as nautical memorabilia.
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