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3 Largo Carrobbio MILAN
The name of the
crossroads at the end
of Via Torino may derive Locator Map
from Quadrivium. See Street Finder map 7
meaning a place where
four streets converge.

A tower from the Roman
Porta Ticinese is hidden In Largo Carrobbio
in the courtyard of a the small deconsecrated
building between Via del church of San Sisto houses
Torchio and Via Medici. the Museo Messina.

2 Piazza della Vetra
From this square there are
spectacular views of the apses of
V I A T O R I N O the scene of executions.
San Lorenzo and Sant’Eustorgio.
Until 1840 the piazza was

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The 16 Corinthian
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come from a 2nd–3rd-
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Ticinese

1 . San Lorenzo alle Colonne
This superb 4th-century basilica
consists of a main domed section
linked to a series of minor buildings,
dating from different periods.

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