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NORTHWEST MILAN

In the 14th century, when the construction buildings, which were to be used as
of the Castello Sforzesco began, this offices, luxury residences, markets and
district stood outside the city walls and theatres. By the end of the century, Via
was covered in woods. After the demolition Dante, which leads to the Castello and is
of the Spanish walls around the Castello lined with fine buildings, was complete, as
in the early 19th century, a new plan for was the Corso Magenta residential district
the area was drawn up (but only partly around Santa Maria delle Grazie. Northwest
realized). The aim was to transform the Milan also hosts two historic theatres:
zone into a monumental quarter by building Dal Verme (1872) and the Piccolo Teatro
the Arco della Pace and a number of elegant (now called Teatro Grassi), founded in 1947.

Sights at a Glance
Parks and Gardens i Piazza Cordusio Restaurants pp170–71
2 Parco Sempione o Piazza Affari 1 B-Floor
2 La Felicita
Streets, Squares and Public Buildings
Historic Buildings 3 Acquario Civico 3 Primo Novecento
4 Quattro Mori
1 Castello Sforzesco see pp66–9 8 Fieramilanocity 5 Shockolat
4 Arena Civica 9 Meazza (San Siro) Stadium 6 Tagiura
5 Arco della Pace Churches 7 Tara
7 Corso Sempione 8 Taverna della Trisa
0 Certosa di Garegnano w Santa Maria delle Grazie 9 Tondo
q Casa degli Atellani and see pp73–5 10 Trussardi alla Scala
Vigna di Leonardo y San Maurizio 11 Trussardi Café
e Corso Magenta Museums
r Palazzo Litta 6 Triennale Design Museum
u Via Brisa t Civico Museo Archeologico
450m
VIA L. CASTELVETRO VIA N. TARTAGLIA
0 metres 600
0 yards 600 PIAZZA
5km GERUSALEMME VIA PAOLO LOMAZZO
700m
V See also Street Finder
3.5 km VIA G. MUSSI maps 2, 3, 6 & 7
(2 miles) V. G. B. BERTINI
PIAZZA
250 m V. GATAMELATA VIALE DUILIO VIA DOMODOSSOLA . P. D.FRANCESCA GRAMSCI VIA PAOLO SARPI
VIA GIOV ANNI DA
V. G. PRINA
PROCIDA
VIALE EGINARDO VIALE LAVORO VIALE S. BOEZIO VIA FRANCESCO CORSO SEMPIONE VIA F. MELZI D'ERIL GIANNONE
Domodossola
MOSCATI
VIA
FERRUCCIO
VIALE DELL ‘INDUSTRIA
VIA
VIA A. ALEARDI VIA A. ROSMINI
VIA A. MASSENA
VIA L. CANONICA
VIALE BERENGARIO PIAZZALE VIALE CASSIODORO V.ABBONDIO V. ANTONIO CANOVA PIAZZA VIA A. BERTANI
ITALIA
2.3 km V. A.SPINOLA SANGIORGIO SEMPIONE
(1.5 miles) LARGO V. SENOFONTE VIA LEGNANO
Amendola- PIAZZA AFRICA V I A I P P O L I T O N I E V O V. VINCENZO MONTI V I A L E M A LT A
Fiera AMENDOLA VIA VERONESE A. CAMUS
LARGO
VIA TIZIANO ROSSETTI Q. ALPINI VIALE E. ZOLA
LARGO
VIA G.
Buonarroti VIA A. PANZINI VIA LORENZO VIA V I A G . G A D I O PIAZZA CASTELLO Lanza VIA MERCATO
VIA MONTE ROSA
1.5km VIA G. PALLAVICINO VIA MARIO PAGANO VIA L. ARIOSTO TASSO VIA VINCENZO MONTI
MASCHERONI
Stazione
Pagano VIA BAZZONI V. XX SETTEMBRE V. V. GIOBERTI Milan Cadorna FORO BUONAPARTE Cairoli
VETERO
FORO BUONAPARTE
VIA
VIA GIOTTO
V. A. SAFFI MONTI DANTE 10 •11 VIA S.
Conciliazione V. G. BOCCACCIO Cadorna FILODRAM.
VIA
V. PONTE VIA BROLETTO
V. VINCENZO
C ORSO MAGENTA VIA CARDUCCI V. MERAVIGLI MARGHERITA
Cordusio
VIA B. ZENALE VIA S. AGNESE VIA V. BRISA BOCCHETTO
V. A. DE TOGNI VIGNA
VIA
VIA SAN VITTORE
Detail from the bas-relief on Arco della Pace For keys to symbols see back flap
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