Outline of Milan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Milan: Milan – capital of Lombardy and the second most populous city in Italy after Rome.

Milan is considered a leading Alpha Global City,[1] with strengths in the arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism.

The city has long been named a fashion capital of the world and a world's design capital,[2] thanks to several international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair, which are currently among the world's biggest in terms of revenue, visitors and growth.

[3][4][5] Milan is the destination of 8 million overseas visitors every year, attracted by its museums and art galleries that boast some of the most important collections in the world, including major works by Leonardo da Vinci.

Geography of Milan Zones of Milan The districts of Milan, by zone:

The nine zones of Milan
Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
Porta Sempione
Parco Sempione
Monte Stella city park
Sforza Castle
The Royal Villa of Milan
Piazza del Duomo
Basilica of San Lorenzo
Navigli in Milan by night
Civic Aquarium of Milan
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Royal Palace of Milan
Palazzo Marino , Milan's city hall and seat of the City Council
Popular print depicting the " Five Days of Milan " (18–22 March 1848) uprising against Austrian rule
Milan Cathedral is the largest church in the Italian Republic—the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City , a sovereign state—and the third largest in the world . [ 11 ]
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping gallery and a major landmark of Milan.
Panettone , Milan's traditional Christmas cake
The Last Supper , a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan
Founded in 1778, La Scala is the world's most famous opera house. [ 12 ]
Palazzo dell'Arte, home of the Triennale di Milano
Saint Ambrose (with white vestments), the patron saint of Milan, in an embossed silver urn in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio crypt
Chiaravalle Abbey , the cloister
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio , one of the most ancient churches in Milan
Basilica di San Calimero , the 16th century crypt
Santa Maria delle Grazie , which houses the famous mural painting of Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper
Santa Maria della Passione , a late Renaissance-style church with a late Baroque facade
San Siro Stadium , Italy's biggest stadium, home of AC Milan and Inter Milan
Mediolanum Forum , home of Olimpia Milano
Palazzo Mezzanotte , the seat of the Italian stock exchange
Grand Hotel et de Milan
Milan Malpensa Airport
Intersecting trams under the arcs of Porta Nuova medieval gate . This type of historical trams are also used in San Francisco , United States [ 13 ]
Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the fifth longest in the European Union and the eighth in the Europe . [ 14 ]
A TSR train at Milano Porta Venezia railway station on the Milan Passerby railway
BikeMi , a public bicycle sharing system in Milan
The Polytechnic University of Milan , the best university in Italy [ 15 ]
University of Milan headquarters
Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda