Monumental Churches of Milan

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Here you are an english video about the many roman ruins presents in the city of Milan, ancient capital of roman empire

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Here you are some pictures I've taken today

Santa Maria del Suffragio church, to me one of the churches with the finest "interior lights" of the city, I mean, the lights there are really sweet and..soft...pure magic, a warm feeling























Santa Maria presso San Celso church:

































And now a small neoclassical church facing the Naviglio Grande channel, San Silvestro al Ronchetto church, interiors not yet shown on this forum:









the naviglio grande channel, this is how southern peripheries of Milan looks like:

[italiano_pellicano]

wow amazing , thanks for this amazing pics

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Thank you!

Santa Rita Sanctuary, early XX century, filled with nice modern mosaics:

Image from Panoramio user Francesco Nosotti:



...and these are my pictures taken today:

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High definition picture of the Apsis Fresco of San Simpliciano basilica, by renaissance painter Bergognone:

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Santi Nereo e Achilleo basilica interiors:























image hosted on flickr

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Aula Magna of the Catholic University of Milan, largest private university in Europe:

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San Francesco da Paola baroque church:

exteriors:



very rich interiors:
















...and now a youtube video about the magnificent interiors of the church, please have a look at it if you don't mind!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0f-I...6&feature=plcp

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San Calimero basilica:

[italiano_pellicano]

very nice

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Thank you Pellicano!

Now some pictures I've found on "Milano Sparita" on italian subforum of skyscrapercity, by user Bagaj:

Santa Maria Addolorata alla Colombara little ancient church:



Nowadays:

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Short youtube video about San Satiro little ancient church, whose most ancient part dates back to IX century. The architect of the XV century part is the renaissance master artist Donato Bramante. It hosts the very first trompe l'oeil in art history of architecture, simply a must see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdZdP...layer_embedded

enjoy!

[italiano_pellicano]

nice video the interiors looks amazing

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thank you!

Some artistical pictures by Alessandra Belgiojoso for Hermès campaign "Inafferrabile Milano":

Sant'Ambrogio Basilica:



Santa Maria della Passione Basilica:



Milan's Cathedrals statues on the top of the spires: there are some 3400 in total on the exteriors:

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Here you are some pictures I've taken on this very hot summer day...

This one is Santo Stefano Maggiore basilica, where the painter Caravaggio was baptized:













Transept chapel:





very beautiful baroque stained glass:



This one is San Francesco da Paola church, a very good example of very rich Milanese late baroque style. This church will be restored in partnership with Armani, whose shop is facing the church in the same road, via Manzoni:

























paintings (in Italy, and therefore in Milan also, every church is an art museum filled with loads of paintings )









the very nice rococò confessionals:



and now not a church, but a very nice Liberty style building I've found very near the San Francesco da Paola church, in via Senato road:





(in Italy we have no "art nouveau", we have Liberty style )

Hope you liked it!

See you soon if I don't melt!

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Santi Nabore e Felice modern basilica, with much artworks from 1920s and 1930s:

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Santa Maria alle Grazie basilica, a masterpiece of western art and architecture:









the Cenacolo, where you can see the most famous artwork by Leonardo da Vinci:
the Last Supper, his most relevant piece of art



the close Monastero delle Stelline, now used as a cultural center and as the European Commission center of Milan:



Renaissance cloisters:



All pictures credited to Ilda Casati Panoramio's profile

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San Paolo converso church frescoed vault, by great artist Giulio Campi:

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Ok time now for some contemporary architecture, even if sincerely I don't like it that much, but still those efforts are worth a post, after all

San Francesco al Fopponino, by great architect Giò Ponti:















San Gabriele Arcangelo in Mater Dei:

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San Luca Evangelista, always by Giò Ponti: