Architecture in Milan

Discover 9 places to experience unusual architecture in Milan.

Resti del Circo Romano

Ruins of the Circo Romano

See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.

Case a Igloo

Case a Igloo

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

Velasca Tower

Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower)

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

Palazzo Berri-Meregalli's ornate interior.

Palazzo Berri-Meregalli

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

Piazza Mercanti Milano, with the loggia on the right.

Loggia dei Mercanti Whispering Gallery

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Bosco Verticale

Bosco Verticale

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The Marble Ear of Casa Sola-Busca

The Bronze Ear of Casa Sola-Busca

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Section of the tunnels

Milan's Hidden Bomb Shelters

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

View from the main axis.

Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

The strange creature on the Duomo portal

Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

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