Piaza Duomo
Piazza dei Mercanti
There are many ways to go around in Milano, the people can choose among trains, metro, bicycles, tram,motorcycle but certainly the worst way is the car.
Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Tempio di S. Sebastiano
That is a interesting place built to give thanks for deliverance from the plague of 1576.
San Giovanni in Conca - History
The basilica of San Giovanni in Conca dates from the 4th century, and was located in a residential quarter of the ancient city. Remains of the mosaic pavement of this original edifice are now in the Archeological Museum of Milan.
The church was rebuilt in the 11th century, but was destroyed by Frederick Barbarossa's troops in 1162. It was again reconstructed in the 13th century and later became the private chapel of the Visconti rulers of Milan. Bernabò Visconti had it connected to his new grandiose palace through a super-elevated walk, and was buried here in a monument by Bonino da Campione which is now in the Sforzesco Castle together with that of his consort, Regina della Scala.
In 1531, Duke Francesco II Sforza donated it to the Carmelites, who erected a campanile which was utilized as astronomical observatory in the 19th century. The church was deconsecrated by the Austrians and closed by the French in the late 18th century.
Rebuilt façade of San Giovanni in Conca in the modern Waldensian church of Milan.
In 1879, the church was shortened to allow the construction of the current Via Mazzini; in the occasion, the Gothic façade was attached to the apse. San Giovanni in Conca was then sold to the Waldensians who, when the church was demolished (1949), rebuilt the façade on their new church in Via Francesco Sforza. Works of demolition were however halted just before their end, leaving only the crypt and remains of the apse.
The church was rebuilt in the 11th century, but was destroyed by Frederick Barbarossa's troops in 1162. It was again reconstructed in the 13th century and later became the private chapel of the Visconti rulers of Milan. Bernabò Visconti had it connected to his new grandiose palace through a super-elevated walk, and was buried here in a monument by Bonino da Campione which is now in the Sforzesco Castle together with that of his consort, Regina della Scala.
In 1531, Duke Francesco II Sforza donated it to the Carmelites, who erected a campanile which was utilized as astronomical observatory in the 19th century. The church was deconsecrated by the Austrians and closed by the French in the late 18th century.
Rebuilt façade of San Giovanni in Conca in the modern Waldensian church of Milan.
In 1879, the church was shortened to allow the construction of the current Via Mazzini; in the occasion, the Gothic façade was attached to the apse. San Giovanni in Conca was then sold to the Waldensians who, when the church was demolished (1949), rebuilt the façade on their new church in Via Francesco Sforza. Works of demolition were however halted just before their end, leaving only the crypt and remains of the apse.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Giovanni_in_Conca
Basilica dei Santi Apostoli e Nazaro Maggiore
Situated on what was the ancient colonnaded
corso di Porta Romana, San Nazaro was one of the four basilicas built
during St Ambrose's evangelising drive, between 382 and 386. Constructed
to accommodate relics of the apostles Andrew, John and Thomas, the
church was given the name Basilica Apostolorum. When Ambrose brought
along the remains of local martyr St Nazarus (who died in 396), the
church was rededicated. You can see the saintly remains in the two
altars of the choir, but their silver container is a copy; the one St
Ambrose commissioned is in the treasury of the Duomo.
When
it was built, the basilica stood outside the city walls in a Christian
burial area established by Ambrose when still a bishop, hence the
sarcophagi behind the church. The church was destroyed by fire in 1075
and rebuilt using material from the original structure, including the
pilasters holding up the central dome. The basilichetta of San
Lino, to the right of the altar, dates from the tenth century. The
octagonal Cappella Trivulzio, designed by Bramantino - his only known
architectural work - was added to the church in 1512. Reworked in the
late 16th century and given a neoclassical interior in the 1830s, the
basilica suffered considerable damage during World War II. Between 1946
and 1963, it was stripped of many of its post-fourth-century trappings
to restore a sense of its early Christian austerity.
Piaza Duomo at night
Lost in Milano
I really love walk without maps.
After a busy day I deserved a good meal.
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