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San Siro Stables, also known as Scuderie De Montel, were built in Milan between 1914 and 1924 by De Montel, a Jewish Milanese aristocrat. In 1938, following the application of racial laws in Italy, the government took possession of the buildings.
In 2006 Consorzio Stabile SPA, a conglomerate made of local building companies won the public tender issued by the City Council of Milan to rebuild the baths of Milan on the grounds of the former San Siro stables. The project was later abandoned by the same city government that launched it. [1] [2] [3]
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter and colloquially known as Inter Milan outside Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is the only Italian club to have never been relegated from the top flight.
Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper having a population of 1,372,810 while its metropolitan area has a population of 3,244,365. Its continuously built-up urban area has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 over 1,891 square kilometres. The wider Milan metropolitan area, known as Greater Milan, is a polycentric metropolitan region that extends over central Lombardy and eastern Piedmont and which counts an estimated total population of 7.5 million, making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and the 54th largest in the world. Milan served as capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286 to 402 and the Duchy of Milan during the medieval period and early modern age.
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, commonly known as San Siro, is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy, which is the home of the AC Milan and Internazionale. It has a seating capacity of 80,018, making it one of the largest stadiums in Europe, and the largest in Italy.
The Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of 4 lines, identified by different numbers and colours, with a total network length of 96.8 kilometres (60.1 mi), and a total of 106 stations, mostly underground. It has a daily ridership of 1.15 million.
Arena Civica, officially Arena Gianni Brera, is a multi-purpose stadium in Milan, Italy, which was opened on 18 August 1807. One of the city’s main examples of neoclassical architecture, today it mainly hosts football and rugby union games, concerts and cultural events. The stadium can hold 18,000–30,000 spectators.
The Premio Vittorio di Capua is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,600 metres, and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons, in the top flight of Italian football, known as Serie A since 1929–30.
Line 5 is a 12.8-kilometre (8.0 mi) underground light metro line in Milan, Italy. The line is part of the Milan Metro and serves the north-eastern part of the city. Line 5 opened in stages between 2013 and 2015
Having been ruled by several different countries over the years, Milanese culture is eclectic and borrows elements from other countries, including Austria, Spain and France. Similarities between these places and Milan can be noticed through the language, architecture, cuisine and general culture of these countries. In the 18th century, Austrian rule stimulated much of the city's cultural, political, social and economic life, resulting in the founding of numerous important artistic institutions, as well as contributing to the city's architecture. After the unification of Italy in 1861, Milan became a major industrial and cultural centre in the new Kingdom; in the late 19th century onwards, the city held the position of the country's economic capital, whilst Rome was the seat of the government, making it the country's main political and administrative hub. In the fin-de-siècle period and the early 20th century, the city became an important architectural centre, and remained a prominent city with regard to a major intellectual scene. After World War II, Milan was highly affected by the Italian economic miracle, or il boom, and attracted a wave of immigrants from Southern Italy, who sought work in the prosperous city. By then an important centre for finance and design, the metropolis grew into a major fashion capital in the 1980s. In the 2000s Milan still remains one of the country's most important cultural, media and economic centres, regarded as the nation's second city; its prominence is extended worldwide, and it is recognised as an Alpha global city. The city additionally hosted the Expo 2015. Milan is traditionally referred to as the moral capital of Italy, especially due to the city's perceived work ethic.
The Royal Palace of Milan was the seat of government of the Italian city of Milan for many centuries. Today, it serves as a cultural centre and home to expositions and exhibitions.
San Siro is a vast district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division of the city. About 5 km north-west of the city centre, it borders the districts of Lampugnano, QT8, FieraMilano, and Trenno.
The Milan tramway network is an important part of the public transport network of Milan, Italy.
"Donna d'Onna" is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Gianna Nannini and Italian novelist Isabella Santacroce. It was written by Nannini after visiting Onna, L'Aquila, in central Italy, in the days following the earthquake of 6 April 2009, specifically to be performed by Nannini with Laura Pausini, Giorgia, Elisa and Fiorella Mannoia during the mega-concert Amiche per l'Abruzzo, held at the San Siro stadium in Milan on 21 June 2009.
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.
The Galleria d'Arte Moderna is a modern art museum in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Villa Reale, at Via Palestro 16, opposite the Giardini Pubblici. The collection consists largely of Italian and European works from the 18th to the 20th centuries.
The Zone 7 of Milan is one of the 9 administrative zones of Milan, Italy. It is the most extended and the westernmost zone of the city.
Paolo Vietti-Violi was an Italian architect.
Giuseppe "Beppe" Sala is an Italian manager and politician. He was CEO of the 2015 Universal Exposition in Milan from June 2010 to December 2015. Sala was also a candidate for the Democratic Party to become Mayor of Milan in the 2016 municipal election, which he won, becoming mayor on 21 June 2016. Sala is often nicknamed "Mr. Expo", for his position as CEO of the Universal Exposition.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Milan:
Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 is a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics by the cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Italian National Olympic Committee. The IOC will select the host city for the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland on June 24, 2019.