Piazza San Babila is a city square in Milan, Italy.
45°28′00″N 9°11′51″E / 45.4667°N 9.1976°E / 45.4667; 9.1976The square had always existed as a "largo" since Roman times, as the road to Bergamo would cross the walls of the Roman city.
In medieval times as the city expanded beyond its Roman walls the homonymous basilica was founded, and the largo became an important crossroad in the city's intricated road network.
Subsequently, from 1931 to 1948 the largo was widened and officially became a "Piazza", the old buildings were demolished and new ones were built in their place, including the Snia Viscosa Tower, Milan's first skyscraper.
The only building that survived the radical renovation of the largo was the basilica, which still stands today.