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The area of Milan with the Columns of San Lorenzo.
Walking around Milan I came across this area, famous above all for the Milanese nightlife, where these splendid marble columns welcome passers-by.
One of the many monuments of Milan.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

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Have you ever visited this famous area of Milan?

These are sixteen columns, about 7 and a half meters high, in Musso marble, with Corinthian capitals that support the trabeation. In reality, looking closely, there are 17 columns, in fact on the top of the arch that is in the center of the columns, which differentiates 8 on one side and 8 on the other, there is a miniature column with a cross on top. They come from Roman buildings dating back to the 2nd or 3rd century, probably a pagan temple located in the area of the current Piazza Santa Maria Beltrade.
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The area of Milan with the Columns of San Lorenzo – Le quartier de Milan avec les Colonnes de San Lorenzo – La zona de Milán con las Columnas de San Lorenzo – A área de Milão com as Colunas de San Lorenzo – Das Gebiet von Mailand mit den Säulen von San Lorenzo – Khu vực Milan với Cột San Lorenzo – 米兰地区与圣洛伦索柱 – サン・ロレンツォの柱があるミラノのエリア

The beautiful medieval gate called Porta Ticinese.
Visiting the city of Milan we came across the Colonne di San Lorenzo and the street that leads to the city centre, Corso di Porta Ticinese, passes under this large medieval gate.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

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And here's where the gate is:

Also known as Gate Cicca, since it was the only city gate to have a single opening, it was heavily remodeled in 1861 by Camillo Boito, who opened the two lateral arches, giving it its current appearance.
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