It’s not uncommon to hear tourists say that there’s nothing to see in Milan except the Duomo. This is certainly not true, but Milan is not Rome, Venice or Florence. So it’s worth coming here for the modern architecture.
As the Italian capital of design, not to mention fashion and finance, Milan stands out in postcard Italy. Milan is a city where you can find everything: Roman ruins, ancient churches, masterpieces of world painting, magnificent galleries, museums, bars, restaurants and shops decorated by the best designers and architects. You will learn how Milan’s architecture has changed from Renaissance, neoclassical, modernist to postmodernist and brutalist.
Milan is the most dynamic city in Italy. Something is constantly happening here, something is changing.
The best architects in the world Hadid, Boeri, Libeskind, Koolhaas have changed and are changing the city’s skyline.
The list of architects can be continued. It is prestigious to build in Milan. Skyscrapers receive awards, architect write their names in the history of architecture.
Each building has its own aesthetics, philosophy, incredible engineering solution, and is also an appeal to the history and tradition of the Lombard capital.
You will be able to see:
Velasca Tower, Church of St Barbara, Pirelli Tower, Gallatarese II Quarter, Sandro Pertini Monument, Prada Foundation, Fondazione Feltrinelli / Microsoft House, House of Memory, Allianz Tower, Hadid Residence, Generali Tower Museum of Culture and Art, Polytechnic School of Design, Pirelli Hangar Rainbow Tower Centre for Contemporary Art, 20th Century Museum, Recreation Park, Vertical Forest, Bocconi University, Exhibition Centre.
