Snowboarding

Using the pull of the wind, snowkiters are able to make massive jumps and travel uphill. Milan has 14 sister cities:. The combination of kiteboarding technology with snowboarding has led to the creation of a new sport, snowkiting.
There are other stadiums and multiuse palaces located in the metropolitan area, the biggest being Monza Brianteo Stadium (18,000 seats), the PalaDesio (10,000) and Geas Stadium (8,500). CRYSTAL (cookie) IS BEAUTIFUL !!!!. Milan and Lombardy are candidates for the Summer Olympic Games of 2016 (Milan-Lombardy 2016). shralp! - Die aktuelle Snowboard-Wochenschau auf Deutsch. Many of the strongest Italian football players were born in Milan, in the surrounding metropolitan area, or in Lombardy: Valentino Mazzola, Renzo De Vecchi, Paolo Maldini, Giuseppe Meazza, Giacinto Facchetti, Gianni Rivera, Paolo Rossi, Luigi Riva, Gaetano Scirea, Giuseppe Bergomi, Walter Zenga, Antonio Cabrini, Roberto Donadoni, Gianluca Vialli, Silvio Piola, Virginio Rosetta, Giampiero Boniperti, Giuseppe Dossena, Gabriele Oriali, Giuseppe Signori, Ugo Locatelli, Giampiero Marini, Aristide Guarneri, Paolino Pulici, Marcello Lippi, Giovanni Trapattoni, Franco e Giuseppe Baresi, Luigi Cevenini, Virgilio e Giuseppe Fossati, Giovanni Ferrari...

Effective Edge TV - Video podcast that covers all aspects of snowboarding from music, resorts, and new products. Both teams play at Giuseppe Meazza - San Siro Stadium (85,700). Hood, HCSC has been the world's leading summer camp since 1989. Milan is the only city in Europe whose teams have won both the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. High Cascade - Located on Mt. Milan and Internazionale. Northeast Skiing Video Podcast - Video podcast about skiing in the Northeast of the US. Football is the most important sport in Italy, and Milan is home to 2 world-famous football teams: A.C.

Ridertech.com - Skiing and snowboarding video blog from the Pacific Northwest. Prices are based on time elapsed and distance traveled. Snowflix - Your video iPod-ready weekly snow fix from the Alps. All taxis are the same color: white. Regularly updated video content that is available for download via any aggregator. Milan has an efficient Taxi service, operated by private companies and licensed by the City of Milan (Comune di Milano). SNOWBOAD YA BABY. The "Passante ferroviario" is an underground railway serving a couple of "S" lines and is very much like another subway line (and is even marked as such on subway maps), except that it is connected to the FNME and Trenitalia suburban networks.

On December 2, 2005, a feature film was released called "First Descent", which documented the history of the sport as well as its modern day stars. The Regional Railway Service ( "R"), instead, links Milan with the rest of Lombardy and the national railway system. Production companies work all year developing these videos. The Suburban Railway Service ( "S" Lines, a service similar to the French RER and German S-Bahn), composed of 8 suburban lines and 10 more scheduled for 2008, connects the "Greater Milan" to cities such as Como and Varese. Each season, many different snowboard films are released, usually in September. At the end of the work, the TAV station for Milan to the east will be:. Snowboard videos have become a huge part of the sport. A line from Milan to Venice and then to Trieste is under construction.

It is almost certain that one of the origins of animosity is the average age disparity between skiiers and snowboarders. The stations for the TAV (Treni ad Alta Velocità - High Speed Trains) will be:. Mitigating factors may include different blind spot locations for skiiers and boarders, different riding styles and different philosphies on what snow riding is about. High speed train lines are under contruction all across Italy, and new lines will open from Milan to Rome and Naples, and from Milan to Torino. There has been much debate as to the origins of the clash. Three new stations for passenger service are under construction:. The culture clash has shown significant signs of diminishing as more and more snow sport enthusiasts are choosing to snowboard and more parks/resorts are allowing it. Milan is one of the most important railway hubs of Italy, and the 5 major stations of Milan are among Italy's busiest:.

There is a known culture clash between skiers and snowboarders. The local transportation authority (ATM) transported more than 600 million passengers in 2003 . General safety tips for winter sports, alpine conditions and skiing should also be respected. 93 bus lines cover over 1,070 km between them. They can be useful for the many times that a snowboard rider may wish to rest on the knees, such as after coming to a stop. Greater Milan also has one of the most extensive tramway systems in the world, with more than 286 km of track, and 20 lines. For example, knee pads used for volleyball can be useful for snowboarding. Lines 4 (linking downtown with Linate Airport) and 6 are in planning stages.

Padding can be specialized for snowboarding, or it can cross sports. Line 5 is also under construction, to be finished in the first half of 2008. Padding can be useful on other body parts like hips, knees, spine and shoulders. Extensions of lines 1, 2 and 3 are under construction, to create more than 15 km of track with 10 new stations. Useful safety gear includes wrist guards, padded or protected snowboard pants and a helmet. Raffaele Hospital with the Cascina Gobba station (M2). The body parts most affected by injuries are the wrists, the tailbone and the head. Raffaele", connecting the S.

Wearing safety gear is highly recommended. There is also a light metro-service, "Metrò S. As students progress in ability they can seek out specialized instruction in areas such as terrain park skills (jumps, rails, and pipes), mogul technique, off-piste riding, powder riding, and racing. Milan has 3 subway lines (M1 - red, M2 - green, M3 - yellow) and the system, called Milan Metro - "M", running for more than 80 km. More advanced techniques that are taught in later lessons are linking turns, edge control, weight distribution, edge pressure, and eventually carving. The main 3 airports of Milano (Malpensa, Linate and Orio) comprise the largest and most important hub in Italy, both for passengers and cargo. Other important beginner skills to learn are the falling leaf technique, side-slipping, and lift procedures. Vergiate, Bresso, and Parma are further airports in the region.

Then students learn how to turn and stop with both feet in. A third airport is Orio al Serio (BGY), close to the city of Bergamo. The first lesson often begins with basic safety policies, stretching, and learning to fall, then progresses to snowboarding with one foot on the board (particularly skating and J-turns). Babila). Typically, beginner snowboard lessons focus on very basic, common snowboarding skills. Milan also has the Linate Airport (LIN) within the city limits (for European and domestic traffic), connected with bus line 73 (from S. The rapport developed between an instructor and a student who returns for multiple lessons is the real benefit derived from private lessons; one is taught better by a teacher who knows them, and a student is more likely to heed the advice of someone they trust. Malpensa was designed by the famous Ettore Sottsass.

Private lessons are often far more expensive than group, as it is the snowboarding analogue of being privately tutored. The city has a large international airport known as Malpensa International Airport (MXP), located in the northern suburb of Busto Ariszio and connected to the downtown with the "Malpensa Express" railway service (from Cadorna Station). Private lessons can be taught one-on-one or between a small group. In the church Santa Maria delle Grazie can be found one of the most famous paintings of Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper (it: "Cenacolo"). Group lessons are often cheaper, but often have a high student-teacher ratio, resulting in less individual attention. The city is also the home of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. Snowboard lessons, as with ski lessons, can either be group or private lessons. The Biblioteca Ambrosiana contains drawings and notebooks by Leonardo da Vinci among its vast holdings of books, manuscripts, and drawings, and is one of the main repositories of European culture.

Professional instruction is a good way to learn proper technique, safety policies, mountain etiquette and resort rules. Milan is one of the most important centres in the world for Opera lirica, with its famous Teatro alla Scala (La Scala, theatre). Snowboard instruction is available at almost every ski resort from certified snowboard instructors. Cities in the 'World City Network'" (Key Findings, Full Report). For a more detailed description, see Board construction. Lang of the Brookings Institution in the economic report "U.S. The various components of a snowboard are:. Taylor and Robert E.

Courses in avalanche safety are also available. Milan was included in a list of ten "Alpha world cities" by Peter J. Avalanche equipment can be purchased or rented at outdoor equipment stores. This new fairground, in the north-western suburb of Pero and Rho (opened in April 2005), is Europe's largest open construction project, making Fiera Milano the largest trade fair complex in the world. Backcountry riders are advised to take extreme caution in all conditions, to carry avalanche equipment including a probe, beacon, and shovel, and never to ride alone in the backcountry. Fiera Milano, the city's Exhibition Center and Trade Fair complex, is one of the most important in the world. Snow can be extremely unstable, often leading to avalanches. Milan is the centre of much finance, the seat of the Italian Stock Exchange (la Borsa Valori) and its hinterland is an avant-garde industrial area.

Safety is key when hiking and riding in the backcountry, especially after a fresh 'dump' of powder. The city is 85% Italian, 4% from other EU countries, and the remainder include Romanian, Egyptian, Filipino, Sri Lankan, Chinese, and Albanian. Often snowboarders use snowmobiles to make jumps into the powder. A small percentage comes from Latin America. If the hill is too steep a snowmobile may not make it up the hill. Many immigrants come from Asian and North African nations. Snowboarders also use snowmobiles to ride in the backcountry. Milan is a very diverse city, being the second largest city in Italy, but it is the most industrial and main financial centre of the country.

Those that don't make use of the split-board will usually strap their board to their back and hike with snowshoes. See also: Rulers of Milan. At the top of the run, the halves are recombined, and the bindings rotated back into their sideways positions. After the war, the city was reconstructed and has again become an important financial and industrial centre of Italy. When apart, the two halves can be used like cross-country skis to shuffle up the hill. When war in Italy was finally over, April 25, 1945, Milan was heavily damaged and entire neighborhoods such as Precotto and Turro were destroyed. The split-board is exactly that, a snowboard cut right down the middle. In fact, Milan was part of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic puppet state, and an important command centre of the German Army stationed in Italy.

Some of those more cash-endowed riders can even hire snowcats or helicopters to take them where they want to go; this is known as catboarding or heliboarding respectively. The city was bombed even after Pietro Badoglio surrendered to the allied forces in 1943. Donning snowshoes or a split-board with skins, the backcountry snowboarder cuts a new path up the side of the mountain in search of the very best vistas and untouched snow. As a critical industrial center of Italy, Milan was target of continuous carpet bombing during World War II. Today, backcountry snowboarding is often for those who have enough cash to afford trips to Alaska or the mountain ranges of the West, to ride outside resorts. In 1859 (after the second of the Wars of Italian Independence) Austrian rule was ended by the Kingdom of Sardinia (which transformed into the kingdom of Italy in 1861). In fact, before snowboarding was allowed at resorts, this was the only form of snowboarding; Jake Burton, one of the original pioneers of snowboarding, never even considered resorts; backcountry was what he envisioned as the future of snowboarding. Milan eventually became one of the main centers of Italian nationalism, claiming independence and the unification of Italy.

This type of boarding started out with fresh powder-craving snowboarders who, most likely, didn't have the cash to spend at crowded upscale ski parks. After this period, Milan was part of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia under Austrian rule.
. But the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars saw the city annexed into the French satellite states of the Cisalpine Republic, which later became the Kingdom of Italy. The only bad part of skiing or snowboarding in powder is that if you fall, sometimes it can be very difficult to get yourself out of the very deep powder snow. In the 18th century Austria replaced Spain as Milan's overlord, because the Spanish line of Habsburgs died out. Powder also makes for softer landings and reduced chances of injury compared to man made terrain parks, though landing in deep snow can take some practice. After trying to conquer the rest of northern Italy in the 15th century, Milan was conquered by France, and then later on by Austria (Habsburg), then given in the early 16th century to the Spanish Habsburg line to rule.

Powder makes for much smoother turns and in all smoother riding. During the Renaissance Milan was ruled by dukes of the Visconti and Sforza families, who had artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Bramante at their service. In places where almost all of the runs are groomed, and powder is a rare find, you must venture into the tree trails. During the Plague of 1349 Milan was one of the few places in Europe that was untouched by the epidemic, but it was deeply affected by the plagues of 1402 (50,000 deaths), 1542 (80,000), 1576 (17,000) and 1629 (also known as Great Plague of Milan, 70,000 deaths). Generally colder climates sport the lightest, driest powder, and countries like Japan are becoming known as powder havens. In the 11th century, after the Ostrogothic and Lombard periods, the city regained its importance and led other Italian cities in gaining semi-independence from the Holy Roman Empire. Even though it is hard to categorize areas in terms of powder, Powder on the east coast (USA) is generally not as common or as good as the powder on the west (USA). His feast day is the 7th of Decmeber.

The bad thing about powder is that is if it sits for too long it gets compacted and becomes much harder and sometimes even icy. St Ambrose is now the Patron Saint of the city. Powder is very famous for being the most fun and sometimes challenging ski and snowboarding, solely because it is so soft. At that time Milan was the second largest city in Europe, with more than 300,000 inhabitants. Powder, which occurs after a heavy snowstorm, is a specific type of snow that is very light, fluffy, and most likely deep. In the 4th century CE, at the time of the bishop Saint Ambrose and emperor Theodosius I, the city was briefly the capital of the Western Roman Empire. Alpine snowboarding is significantly less popular than other kinds of snowboarding, especially in the United States. It is presumed Milan was originally founded by the Celts of Northern Italy around 600 BCE and was conquered around 222 BCE by the Romans, who gave it the name of Mediolanum.

Short slalom boards with very short sidecut radii, for example, are alpine boards but can only be carved at slow speeds. . In fact, the only real defining characteristic of alpine snowboarding is that alpine snowboarders turn often and very hard while engaging the board in a carve. Inhabitants of Milan are referred to as "Milanesi" and nicknamed "Meneghini". A common misconception is that alpine snowboarding necessitates riding very quickly or racing. Milan is also famous for the Alfa Romeo motorcar and for its silk production. (Hence riding a freestyle snowboard on groomed slopes is like riding a dirtbike on a road track or what is called SuperMoto). Another famed product of the city is the traditional Christmas sweet cake called Panettone.

An analogy made by some alpine enthusiasts is that freeride and freestyle snowboards are like dirt bikes, and alpine/carving snowboards are like road bikes. Indeed the English word milliner is derived from the name of the city. The hard plastic boots stiffens the ankle joint up significantly, making it more difficult to make small ankle adjustments while making skid turns, but making the board much more stable and powerful at higher speeds and the much higher g-forces typically felt by an alpine snowboarder in carved turns. Milan is one of the world capitals of fashion, like New York City, Paris, London and Rome, and design. Alpine boards are usually, but not always, longer and much stiffer than freeride boards, as the particular demands of carving usually require as much usable edge length as possible. The town is famous for fashion firms and shops (via Montenapoleone) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele on the Piazza Duomo, reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall. They tend to angle their feet much more forward than other snowboarders, and so also ride narrower boards. The province comprises 188 communes, ranging in population (2001) from Milan Municipality (1,308,311) to Nosate (638); the city of Milan has lost 113,084 inhabitants (8.3 percent), from 1991 to 2001.

Alpine riders use hard plastic snowboarding boots, which resemble ski boots, except that they tend to be less stiff in the ankles and have a shortened heel, to minimize hanging over the edge of the snowboard. Its province lies in the western part of Lombardy; it covers an area of 1,982 km² and has a population of 3,839,818 (2004); in 1991, the population was 3,738,685. Both traditional snowboard racers (though not necessarily boardercross racers) and recreational carvers are alpine snowboarders. It comes from the Celtic Mid-lan (meaning "in the middle of the plain") and was known as Mediolanum by the Romans. Alpine snowboarding is the practice of turning by carving the snowboard (such that the board is tracking along the edge of the board), as opposed to skidding the snowboard (where the board is traveling in a different direction than it is pointing). Milan's name has for many centuries been recorded as Mailand, which is still the German name of the city today. Many ski resorts operate terrain parks which often simulate the urban skateboard environment, complete with handrails, funboxes, and machine-formed jumps. The metropolitan area, called the Città Regione (The City Region) claims more than 9.4 million inhabitants (this is an ambitious definition of Milan's metropolitan area, perhaps not very comparable with figures claimed for metros outside Italy).

Freestyle snowboarding is influenced greatly by skateboarding. The city proper has about 1,308,311 inhabitants (2004), but the population of the urban area including the hinterland is about 4 million and is called La Grande Milano (Greater Milan, 1,981 square kilometres). Freestyle snowboarding can be done almost anywhere that has snow. Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. Most snowboarders are thrill seekers and love to do tricks in terrain parks, which has inherent risks.
. Freestyle is probably most demanded because of the thrill. Toronto, Canada.

Freestyle snowboarding is arguably the most popular discipline, and is certainly the focus of most of the lifestyle marketing in the snowboarding industry. Thessaloniki, Greece. Softer boots and boards also allow riders more flexibility in body movement and the ability to reach very convoluted or stretched out, stylish body positions (known as tweaking it). Tel Aviv, Israel. This is important because many freestyle snowboarders are landing switch from how they hit their jumps or their tricks, and they need to be able to ride away with ease. Tianjin, China. Also, freestyle snowboards most likely have a true twin tip, in that the sidecut radius is equal on both sides of the board. Shanghai, China.

Freestyle snowboarders typically use shorter, softer boards and softer boots than other snowboarders, as the shorter board length reduces the weight and moment of inertia, making it easier to spin and maneuver, and the softer gear makes the board more forgiving to control for the particular demands of freestyle riding, such as slower speeds, high landing impacts, quick turns, and imperfect landings. São Paulo, Brazil. spins, flips, grabs). Saint Petersburg, Russia. jibbing, bonking, grinding, pressing, buttering, ground spins etc.) or in the air (e.g. Osaka, Japan. Tricks can either occur on the ground (e.g. Melbourne, Australia.

Freestyle snowboarding is the practice of doing different kinds of tricks on a snowboard. Lyon, France. Many freeride purists attach an almost spiritual connotation to carving down the mountain. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Freeride snowboarding, where the focus is on riding cleanly and enjoying the freedom to go and explore anywhere is influenced significantly by surfing. Dakar, Senegal. A variant of freeriding focusing on extremely difficult lines is extreme snowboarding. Krakow, Poland.

Freeriding is also known as all-mountain snowboarding. Chicago, Illinois, United States. Most snowboarders aspire to be freeriders and will explore the mountain through trees, in powder bowls or anywhere else they feel comfortable riding. Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Freeriding is using the natural terrain of the mountain for recreation, without focusing on technical tricks or racing. Birmingham, Great Britain, Birmingham's Partner City page. There are four primary sub-disciplines or sub-styles within snowboarding with each favoring a slightly different snowboard design. Bethlehem, Palestine.

For more on the history of snowboarding, see this Snowboard History Timeline. Radio 24. It wasn't until the mid 1980s when snowboarding exploded into the main stream when the first snowboard magazine, "Absolutely Radical", hit the racks, soon to be followed by "International Snowboard Magazine". Radio 105. In the early 1980's films by Warren Miller began to feature clips of snowboarders boosting the popularity of the sport among the skiing community. R101. Burton, Sims, Winterstick, and Avalanche snowboards originated from other parts of the country. Radio Deejay (National Hdq).

In the early 1980's, snowboard companies began emerging across the country. Sky Italia (National Hdq). Jake Burton is the founder of Burton Snowboards, one of the largest, and most established snowboard companies in the world. MTV (South-Europe Hdq). The snowboard evolved from early pioneering work by people such as Sherman Poppen (who invented the "Snurfer" in his North Muskegon, Michigan home), Tom Sims, and Jake Burton. RAI (Milan Regional Hdq). . Mediaset (National Hdq).

. Focus (monthly). These events are hosted by various winter resorts in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Explora (monthly). Open Snowboarding Championships and the Winter X-Games. AnnaBella (weekly). Other events that focus on snowboarding are the annual European and U.S. Marie Claire (weekly).

Snowboarding became a Winter Olympic Games medal-eligible sport in 1998. Oggi (weekly). A snowboarder's equipment consists of a snowboard, snowboarding boots, bindings to attach their boots to the board, as well as snowboarding-specific winter clothing. TV Sorrisi & Canzoni (weekly). Snowboarding is an increasingly common winter sport throughout the world where participants attach a wooden board to their feet and slide down a snow-covered mountain. La Settimana Enigmistica (weekly). Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. Panorama (weekly).

This construction feature is not included in all board designs. Metro (daily). there is also the "dgb" which is wood that goes in different directions over the core of the board to increase control. La Gazzetta dello Sport (daily, sports only). Kinking, rusting, or general dulling of the edge will significantly hinder the ability for the edge to grip the snow, so it is important that this feature is maintained. La Padania (daily). This sharp edge is necessary to be able to produce enough friction to ride on ice, and the radius of the edge directly affects the radius of carving turns, and in turn the responsiveness of the board. Milano Finanza (daily).

an edge: a strip of metal, tuned normally to just less than 90-degrees, that runs the length of either side of the board. Il Sole 24 Ore (daily). If the base becomes significantly damaged, the board may become sluggish, or if the damage is deep enough, it may even weaken the core. Libero (daily). If the board is damaged, a new base pattern can be stone-ground into the board. Il Giornale (daily). For this reason, different base waxes are available for different snow conditions. Il Giorno (daily).

Because the base of the board comprises the bulk of the board's interaction with the snow, it is important that it be as slippery with respect to the snow as possible. Corriere della Sera (daily). a base: this is the bottom of the board which is made of a graphitic material that is saturated with a wax that creates a very quick smooth, hydrophobic surface. Nuovo Giuriati - Rugby - 4,000. The properties of the core directly affect important characteristics of the board, such as flexibility and weight. Agorà - Ice Hockey - 4,000. It is typically comprised of a solid material, normally either wood, foam, or some composite plastic. PalaLido - Basket - 5,000.

a core: the bulk of a snowboard, the core is the interior of the snowboard. Velodromo Vigorelli - Cycling, American Football - 12,000. MazdaPalace - Basket, Volley - 13,500. Forum di Assago - Basket, Ice Hockey, Volley, Music - 13,000 to 16,000. Ippodromo del Galoppo - Horse Racing - 15,000.

Ippodromo del Trotter - Horse Racing - 16,000. Brianteo - Athletic, Football - 18,568. Arena Civica - Athletic, Rugby, Football, 30,000. San Siro - only football - 85,700.

Autodromo Nazionale Monza - car and motorcycle racing - 137,000. Past winners include Tacchini, Kodes, Panatta, Barazzutti, Moreno, Borg, Smid, Lendl, Forget, Curier, Ivanisevic, Kafelnikov, and Coira. The central court has a capacity of 8000. It is the most important youth tournament in the world, and is played at the Milan Tennis Club.

Every year, Milan hosts the Bonfiglio Trophy Under 18 Tennis Tournament. They play at the Agora Stadium (capacity 4,500) during the regular season, and at the Forum during playoffs . The Vipers Milano have won the last 4 national championships, the Alpenliga and several Coppa Italia, and are the leaders of that sport in Italy. Different ice hockey teams from Milan have won 30 National Championships between them.

The Amatory Rugby Club Milano have won 18 National Championships and are the most famous and important Rugby team in Italy. Olimpia play at the Forum (capacity 14,000). It is the most important Italian team and one of the top 5 in Europe. Olimpia Milano is a successful European basketball team that have won 3 European Cups, a World Cup, 3 Winners' Cups, 2 Korac Cups and 25 National Championships.

The capacity for the F1 races is around 137,000 spectators. It one of the world's oldest car racing circuits, and one of the most famous. The famous Monza Formula One circuit is located in the suburbs. Milano Pioltello.

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Ciak. Smeraldo. San Babila. Piccolo Teatro di Milano.

Nuovo Piccolo Teatro. Nuovo. Ventaglio Nazionale. Manzoni.

CRT - Teatro dell'Arte. Teatro Carcano. Teatro Lirico. Piccolo teatro.

Arcimboldi. Teatro alla Scala. Museo del Risorgimento. Museo di Storia Contemporanea.

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Museo Bagatti Valsecchi. Galleria Vinciana. Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica "Leonardo da Vinci". Museo di Storia Naturale.

Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea. Museo Teatro alla Scala. Palazzo Reale. Museo d’Arte Antica.

Museo della Preistoria e Protostoria. Museo Poldi Pezzoli. Museo Egizio. Castello Sforzesco.

Triennale di Milano. Galleria d'Arte Moderna. Pinacoteca Ambrosiana. Pinacoteca di Brera.

Fuksas (in Rho-Pero). New Milan Fair Complex of M. Pirelli Tower (seat of Lombardy Region and the highest italian skyscraper). Velasca Tower.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Palazzo Serbelloni. Central Station (the biggest Italian station). Teatro alla Scala.

Palazzo Reale. Palazzo della Ragione. Ca' Granda (University of Milan). Castello Sforzesco (Sforza Castle).

Duomo. "The Needle and the Yarn" in Piazza Cadorna. Leonardo da Vinci's Horse Statue at Hippodrome. Archi di Porta Nuova.

Roman amphitheatre (scant remains). Leonardo's monument in Piazza della Scala. San Carlo Borromeo in Piazza Borromeo. Oldrado da Trasseno del Palazzo della Ragione.

Napoleone of Canova in Brera. Monumento Cinque Giornate. Mazzini's monument in Piazza della Repubblica. Fontana del Piermarini in Piazza Fontana.

Disc of Pomodoro. Colonne di San Lorenzo. Alessandro Manzoni in Piazza San Fedele. Santo Stefano Maggiore.

San Simpliciano. San Sebastiano. Santa Maria presso San Satiro. Basilica di San Nazaro Maggiore.

Santa Maria del Carmine. Santuario di Santa Maria dei Miracoli. San Marco. Basilica di San Lorenzo Pirelli Tower, Milan .

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Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio. Sant'Alessandro. Duomo (Milan cathedral). Aermacchi.

Mediobanca. Banca Intesa. Ferrovie Nord Milano. Eni.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore. Corriere della Sera/RCS. Bugatti.

Mediaset. Motta. Alfa Romeo. Alemagna.

Fiera Milano. Telecom Italia. Pirelli. Gianni Versace.

Prada. Dolce & Gabbana. Giorgio Armani.