Milan
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| + | "What [[Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]] was for [[Florence]], [[Pietro Perugino|Perugino]] for [[Umbria]], [[Ambrogio Bergognone|Borgognone]] for [[Milan]], [[Giovanni Bellini|Bellini]] was for [[Venice]]."--''[[The History of Painting: From the Fourth to the Early Nineteenth Century]]'' (1893/94) by Richard Muther | ||
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| - | ==Milan of the future== | + | '''Milan''' is one of the largest cities in [[Italy]], located in the plains of [[Lombardy]], and is one of the most highly developed urban centres in [[Europe]]. |
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| - | At present, Milan is experiencing a significant architectural and urban design renaissance. Many new construction projects are under way with the aim of rehabilitating disused, peripheral industrial areas, including entire quarters. Examples of these projects include: the addition to the [[Teatro alla Scala]]; the [[CityLife (Milan)|CityLife]] project in the old "fiera" site; the European Library; the new quarter Santa Giulia; and the Porta Nuova project in the Garibaldi-Republica zone. Famous architects are involved in the construction of this "new" Milan, such as [[Renzo Piano]], [[Norman Foster]], [[Zaha Hadid]], [[Massimiliano Fuksas]] and [[Daniel Libeskind]]. These major works will give Milan a new skyline no longer dominated by the [[Duomo di Milano|Duomo]] and the [[Pirelli Tower]]. | + | Milan is also renowned as one of the world capitals of [[design]] and [[fashion]]. The Lombard metropolis is famous for its [[fashion]] houses and shops and the [[Galleria Vittorio Emanuele]] in the Piazza Duomo (reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall). |
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| - | This urban rebirth is further fostered by the bid to host [[Expo 2015]]. | + | |
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| [[Antonio Sant'Elia]] - [[Luigi Russolo]] - [[Marco Ferreri]] - [[Enrico Baj]] - [[Joe Cesare Colombo]] | [[Antonio Sant'Elia]] - [[Luigi Russolo]] - [[Marco Ferreri]] - [[Enrico Baj]] - [[Joe Cesare Colombo]] | ||
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| + | *[[Milan of the future]] | ||
| + | *[[Miracle in Milan]] | ||
| + | *[[Milan Furniture Fair]] | ||
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"What Botticelli was for Florence, Perugino for Umbria, Borgognone for Milan, Bellini was for Venice."--The History of Painting: From the Fourth to the Early Nineteenth Century (1893/94) by Richard Muther |
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Milan is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy, and is one of the most highly developed urban centres in Europe.
Milan is also renowned as one of the world capitals of design and fashion. The Lombard metropolis is famous for its fashion houses and shops and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo (reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall).
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Antonio Sant'Elia - Luigi Russolo - Marco Ferreri - Enrico Baj - Joe Cesare Colombo
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