Milan has to be viewed as one of Europe’s wonder cities, reason being the Italian city is full of beautiful buildings, art galleries, fashion houses and one of the world’s oldest shopping malls the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
With a population of 1.35 million, the
beautiful city of fashion and designs name is derived from a Latin name
Mediolanum and part of what the city is today should be credited to the early
two Celtic groups the Bituriges and Aedui. During World War II Milan suffered extensive
damage from allied bombings, but after the horrible period which saw off German
invasion the city enjoyed an economic boom.
With the economic boom came the
reconstruction of the city and buildings such as the Pirelli Towers and the Torre
Velasca came to existence which later led to an influx of foreigners from all
over the world seeking a better living in the refurbished city of Milan.
Inside the Pirelli Towers
Torre Velasca
What’s Milan without mentioning the Fashion
Week that is held twice a year and which sees Italian fashion brands such as
Dolce Gabbana, Versace and Armani, and international brandsshowcase their
garments. Milan also boasts many cultural institutions, museums and art
galleries such as Duomo, Piazza and the Maria Delle
Grazie that hosts Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last supper’ painting.
Mayor GiulianoPisapia who took over office
in 2011 is probably one delighted leader to be leading such a world class city…
Ashley
Mokwena
@ashfonik
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