Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Milan, Italy

The church of San Pietro in Sala is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Italy, Italy. It is the seat of the parish of the same name, included in the deanery of San Siro-Sempione-Vercellina of the Archdiocese of Milan.

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The Guido Vergani Park and the Valentino Bompiani Garden, formerly known as Pallavicino Park, near the Pagano stop of metro line 1, were built in the sixties on land previously occupied by the western railway belt and the Sempione railway station, which was abandoned in 1934.

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The provost church of Santa Maria Segreta is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Italy, Italy. the building is located in the town hall 1, in via Mascheroni, overlooking Piazza Tommaseo.

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The church of Corpus Domini is located in Milan, in via Canova n. 4, a short distance from the Arch of Peace. It is part of the Simplon deanery of the Archdiocese of Milan and was elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius XII at the behest of the Archbishop of Milan Giovanni Battista Montini, later Pope Paul VI. The church is divided into a lower basilica, consecrated on 31 December 1900, and an upper basilica, erected later. The building is part of a vast religious complex commissioned by Father Gerardo Beccaro (1846-1912), superior of the Lombard Carmelite province: it included, in addition to the basilica, the convent of the Discalced Carmelites, the provincial library, the Holy Eucharistic League printing press and the National Hospice for the Little Derelicts, inaugurated on November 4, 1904.

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The Arco della Pace is a triumphal arch in Milan located at the beginning of Corso Sempione. The first stone was laid in 1807 when Milan was the capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy; the works were then suspended with the fall of Bonaparte (1814) and resumed in 1826 under the Austrians who dedicated the arch to the peace between European nations achieved in 1815 with the Congress of Vienna; it was finally inaugurated on 10 September 1838 with a sumptuous ceremony presided over by the newly crowned Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria. It had its definitive consecration in 1859 with the entry into Milan of Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II after the victory of Magenta. The Arch of Peace is one of the major neoclassical monuments in Milan.

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Torre Branca is a steel-frame panoramic tower designed by architect Giò Ponti in 1933, located in Parco Sempione, the main city park of Milan, Italy. It is 108.6 m high, which makes it the sixth highest structure in Milan after Unicredit Tower, Allianz Tower Palazzo Lombardia, Pirellone or Pirelli Tower and the Breda Tower. The top of the tower is a panoramic point whose view, on a clear day, may encompass the Milan cityline as well as the Alps, the Apennines, and part of the Po Valley.

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The Palazzo dell'Arte is a historic building in Milan, built in 1933 to a design by the architect Giovanni Muzio and the monumental seat of the Triennale.

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The Mysterious Baths is a 1973 work by Giorgio de Chirico, initially created for the fountain in the garden of the Palazzo dell'Arte in Parco Sempione in Milan and now exhibited at the Museo del 900.

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The Mermaid Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Milan, Italy, Italy.

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The monument to Napoleon III and the French Army is a memorial by the sculptor Francesco Barzaghi (1839-1892), located in the Sempione Park in Milan. On the top there is an equestrian statue of Napoleon III, while on the underbase there are the names of French soldiers who died in the Second Italian War of Independence.

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The Civic Aquarium of Milan is an aquarium in Milan, Italy, and the third oldest aquarium in Europe. Built in 1906 on the occasion of the Milan International, It is the only surviving building from the event. Sited on the edge of Sempione Park, the aquarium has over 100 different types of underwater life located in several tanks with a particular attention for the fishes and aquatic vegetation of the Italian seacoasts, lakes, and rivers.

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Lights in the Woods is a sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi located in Largo Paolo Grassi in Milan.

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The Piccolo Teatro di Milano is a theatre in Milan, Italy. Founded in 1947, it is Italy's first permanent theatre, and a national "teatro stabile", or permanent repertory company, and is considered a theatre of major national and European importance. The theatre has three venues: Teatro Grassi, in Via Rovello, between Sforza Castle and the Piazza del Duomo; Teatro Studio, which was originally intended to be the theater's rehearsal hall; and Teatro Strehler, which opened in 1998 with a seating capacity of 974. Its annual programme consists of approximately thirty performances. In addition, the venue hosts cultural events, from festivals and films, to concerts, conferences, and conventions, as well as supporting the Paolo Grassi Drama School.

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The Teatro Fossati, known since 1986 as Piccolo Teatro Studio and since 2013 as Teatro Studio Melato, is a historic theater structure in Milan located between Corso Garibaldi and Via Rivoli, next to the Teatro Studio Strehler.

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The Basilica of San Simpliciano is an ancient Roman Catholic church in the centre of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy: the church, commissioned by the 4th century bishop St Ambrose, is the second oldest known Christian church with a Latin cross layout. It is dedicated to Saint Simplician, who was Ambrose's successor as bishop of Milan.

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San Marco is a church in Milan, northern Italy.

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Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli, formerly known as Giardini Pubblici and Giardini di Porta Venezia are a major and historic city park in Milan, Italy, located in the Porta Venezia district, north-east of the city center, in the Zone 1 administrative division. Established in 1784, they are the oldest city park in Milan. After their establishment, the Gardens have been repeatedly enlarged (to the current overall area of 172,000 square metres and enriched with notable buildings, most notably the Natural History Museum and the Planetarium.

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