Milan (Italy) after the August 1943 bombings and today - Page 2

Eleinad · February 6th, 2006, 01:00 PM

Via Settala/Tunisia

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Eleinad · February 6th, 2006, 01:01 PM

Corso Genova

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Eleinad · February 6th, 2006, 01:01 PM

Viale Toscana

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Eleinad · February 6th, 2006, 01:02 PM

Piazza Cantore

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Eleinad · February 6th, 2006, 01:03 PM

Corso Sempione/Via Losanna

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Eleinad · February 6th, 2006, 01:04 PM

Corso Sempione/Piazza Firenze

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Eleinad · February 6th, 2006, 01:06 PM

II WW bomb shelters in via Pitteri

English military cemetery in Milan

The cemetery's chapel

Monument and ossuary of the bombing of an elementary school

The monument is by Brioschi (1952)

Eleinad · March 17th, 2006, 11:04 AM

As a critical industrial center of Italy, Milan was target of continuous carpet bombing during World War II. The city was bombed even after Pietro Badoglio surrendered to the allied forces in 1943. In fact, Milan was part of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic puppet state, and an important command centre of the German Army stationed in Italy. When war in Italy was finally over, April 25, 1945, Milan was heavily damaged and entire neighborhoods such as Precotto and Turro were destroyed. After the war, the city was reconstructed and has again become an important financial and industrial centre of Italy. See also: Rulers of Milan. More than the 30% of the buildings were completely destroyed and another 30% where so heavly damaged that were demolished in the first years after the war, so that after the war 60% of the buildings were lost. The most part of that buildings are located in the city centre. Hundreds of buildings built in the last 1.000 years were lost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan

SEED · March 17th, 2006, 06:41 PM

nice pics.. and sad to know soo many beautiful historical building were lost durin the war..

michal1982 · August 31st, 2006, 02:55 PM

lovely thread milan lost a lot of nice classic buildings

Eleinad · August 11th, 2009, 11:44 AM

Via Broletto between via Cusani, via del Lauro, via dell'Orso and via Ponte Vetero

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Eleinad · August 11th, 2009, 11:45 AM

Largo Augusto

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Eleinad · August 11th, 2009, 11:45 AM

Largo Augusto

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Eleinad · August 11th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Via Modestino

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Eleinad · August 11th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Corso Sempione

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Eleinad · August 11th, 2009, 11:49 AM

Map of the bombings (stabili distrutti = destroyed buildings; stabili gravemente danneggiati = badly damaged buildings):

AAL · August 16th, 2009, 12:42 AM

Excellent thread!

artoor · September 1st, 2009, 05:14 PM

Sad history, but at least the street network has been preserved in Milan
unlike in some East European countries where demolishion gave way to
nasty urban developments.

birsfelden · September 11th, 2011, 09:00 PM

Here's a video featuring a slideshow of snapshots from today's Milan. The author cites 1943 "heavy bombing" of the city in video description.
http://youtu.be/MORojdPLVPs
Best regards.

February 6th, 2006, 01:00 PM	#21
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Via Settala/Tunisia Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

February 6th, 2006, 01:01 PM	#22
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Corso Genova Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

February 6th, 2006, 01:01 PM	#23
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Viale Toscana Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

February 6th, 2006, 01:02 PM	#24
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Piazza Cantore Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

February 6th, 2006, 01:03 PM	#25
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Corso Sempione/Via Losanna Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

February 6th, 2006, 01:04 PM	#26
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Corso Sempione/Piazza Firenze Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

February 6th, 2006, 01:06 PM	#27
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	II WW bomb shelters in via Pitteri English military cemetery in Milan The cemetery's chapel Monument and ossuary of the bombing of an elementary school The monument is by Brioschi (1952) __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

March 17th, 2006, 11:04 AM	#28
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	As a critical industrial center of Italy, Milan was target of continuous carpet bombing during World War II. The city was bombed even after Pietro Badoglio surrendered to the allied forces in 1943. In fact, Milan was part of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic puppet state, and an important command centre of the German Army stationed in Italy. When war in Italy was finally over, April 25, 1945, Milan was heavily damaged and entire neighborhoods such as Precotto and Turro were destroyed. After the war, the city was reconstructed and has again become an important financial and industrial centre of Italy. See also: Rulers of Milan. More than the 30% of the buildings were completely destroyed and another 30% where so heavly damaged that were demolished in the first years after the war, so that after the war 60% of the buildings were lost. The most part of that buildings are located in the city centre. Hundreds of buildings built in the last 1.000 years were lost. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

March 17th, 2006, 06:41 PM	#29
SEED Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,146 Likes (Received): 1	nice pics.. and sad to know soo many beautiful historical building were lost durin the war..

August 31st, 2006, 02:55 PM	#30
michal1982 Condom User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 690 Likes (Received): 0	lovely thread milan lost a lot of nice classic buildings

August 11th, 2009, 11:44 AM	#31
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Via Broletto between via Cusani, via del Lauro, via dell'Orso and via Ponte Vetero Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

August 11th, 2009, 11:45 AM	#32
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Largo Augusto Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

August 11th, 2009, 11:46 AM	#34
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Via Modestino Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

August 11th, 2009, 11:47 AM	#35
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Corso Sempione Today __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

August 11th, 2009, 11:49 AM	#36
Eleinad Kunst um der Kunst willen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milan Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 230	Map of the bombings (stabili distrutti = destroyed buildings; stabili gravemente danneggiati = badly damaged buildings): __________________ On a le bras armé et le cul sur la selle. (Henri IV) "Your humor does not amuse me as much as Eleinad's." (cit.) "La Francia non ha nemmeno la storia italiana." (cit.) We must not judge people by their friends: Judas blameless people attended! (E. Hemingway)

August 16th, 2009, 12:42 AM	#37
AAL Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Athens Posts: 2,760 Likes (Received): 6	Excellent thread!

September 1st, 2009, 05:14 PM	#38
artoor Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Warszawa/Jabłonna Posts: 818 Likes (Received): 8	Sad history, but at least the street network has been preserved in Milan unlike in some East European countries where demolishion gave way to nasty urban developments.

September 11th, 2011, 09:00 PM	#39
birsfelden Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Likes (Received): 0	Here's a video featuring a slideshow of snapshots from today's Milan. The author cites 1943 "heavy bombing" of the city in video description. http://youtu.be/MORojdPLVPs Best regards.

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