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Milan

Milan (Italian: Milano; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is one of the biggest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The city proper (Comune di Milano) has about 1,308,500 inhabitants (2004). The population of the urban area (Greater Milan La Grande Milano), comprising the core of Lombardy, is estimated, as of 2006, to be about 4,280,820 people. Finally, the official population of Milan Metro Area counts around 7,400,000 residents (2006). Milan has become one of the most highly developed urban centers in Europe.
By population, Milan is Italy's 2nd largest city and the 3rd Metro Area of the EU. Municipal borders wrap a relatively small area—about one-eighth that of Rome—because of the historical high density of population centers in agriculturally rich Lombardy. The heavily urbanized area centered in Milan includes some Swiss territories in southern Canton Ticino: this does not imply any kind of administrative unity, though. Milan is an alpha world full service city in GaWc inventory.
The city is one of the world's major commercial and financial centers, and one of the wealthiest cities in the European Union. Milan is one of the world capitals of fashion—along with New York City, Paris, London, Tokyo—and design. Indeed the English word milliner is derived from the name of the city. The Lombard metropolis is famous for fashion firms and shops (via Montenapoleone) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo, reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall. Another famed Milanese product is the traditional Christmas sweet cake, called Panettone. Milan is also famous for the Alfa Romeo motorcar and for its silk production; but on the whole relies on its directional functions for the whole of Lombardy, its once proud and strong industrial base having been externalized throughout the region in the 60s-70s of the last century. The city hosted among other events the World Exposition in 1906, the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1990, the UEFA European Football Championship in 1980, and has submitted a bid to BIE to host the Universal Expo 2015.
Inhabitants of Milan are referred to as "Milanese" (Italian: Milanesi or informally Meneghini or Ambrosiani).

Milan: Culture and art

Milan is one of the major artistical centres of northern Italy. An incomplete list of landmarks include:

The Duomo, the second largest cathedral of the world and the world's largest collection of marble statues.
The Castello Sforzesco
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
The Palaeo-Christian Basilica of San Lorenzo
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana, containing 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. The city is also the home of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts.
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, housing one of the most famous paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper
The Pinacoteca di Brera, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Poldi Pezzoli, the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum and the Musei del Castello galleries, which host a great number of pictorial masterpieces
Milan is also one of the most important centres in the world for Opera lirica, with its famous Teatro alla Scala (La Scala).

Milan: Infrastructure of transportation

Airports
The city has a large international airport known as Malpensa International Airport (MXP), located near the industrial towns of Busto Arsizio and Gallarate and connected to the downtown with the "Malpensa Express" railway service (from Cadorna Station). Malpensa was designed by the famous Ettore Sottsass. Milan also has the Linate Airport (LIN) within the city limits (for European and domestic traffic), connected with bus line 73 (from S. Babila). A third airport is Orio al Serio (BGY), close to the city of Bergamo. Vergiate, Venegono, Bresso, Voghera and Montichiari are further airports in the region.

Subways, tramways, and buses
Milan has 3 subway lines (M1 - red, M2 - green, M3 - yellow) and the system, called Milan Metro - "M", running for more than 80 km. There is also a light metro-service, "Metrò S. Raffaele", connecting the San Raffaele Hospital with Cascina Gobba station (M2). Extensions of lines 1, 2 and 3 are under construction, to create more than 15 km of track with 10 new stations. Line 5 is also under construction, to be finished in the first half of 2008. Lines 4 (linking downtown with Linate Airport) and 6 are in planning stages.
Greater Milan also has one of the most extensive tramway systems in the world, with more than 286 km of track, and 20 lines.
Ninety-three bus lines cover over 1,070 km between them. The local transportation authority (ATM) transported more than 600 million passengers in 2003 .

Railway
Inside Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery
Brera Astronomical Observatory
San Lorenzo church
Garibaldi-Repubblica financial district
Brera Museum courtyard
San Siro Stadium, one of Europe's biggest
Liceo Beccaria - Beccaria High School
Il Giorno newspaper headquarterMilan is the second railway hub of Italy, and the five major stations of Milan are among Italy's busiest. The first rail road built in Milan, the Milan and Monza Rail Road was opened for service on August 17th, 1840.


Station in the city
Milano Centrale (passenger station - the second busiest Italian station)
Milano P.ta Garibaldi (passenger station)
Milano Lambrate (passenger station)
Milano Rogoredo (passenger station and cargo station)
Milano Cadorna (passenger station and cargo station)
Milano Bovisa-Politecnico (passenger station)
Milano Greco (passenger station)
Milano Porta Genova (passenger statio and cargo station)
Milano San Cristoforo (passenger and cargo station)
Milano Porta Romana (passenger and cargo station)
Milano Certosa (passenger station)
Milano Villapizzone (passenger station)
Milano Lancetti (passenger station)
Milano Repubblica (passenger station)
Milano Porta Venezia (passenger station)
Milano Dateo (passenger station)
Milano Porta Vittoria (passenger station)
Milano Smistamento/Scalo Farini (cargo-trains)
Milano Romolo (passenger station)
Other new stations for passenger service are under construction:
Milano Tibaldi
Milano/Rho Fiera High speed train lines are under construction all across Italy, and new lines will open from Milan to Rome and Naples, and from Milan to Torino. The stations for the TAV (Treni ad Alta Velocità - High Speed Trains) will be:
Milano Rogoredo (for the south)
Milano Certosa and Milano/Rho Fiera (for the west)
A line from Milan to Venice and then to Trieste is under construction. At the end of the work, the TAV station for Milan to the east will be:
Milano Pioltello
The Suburban Railway Service ( "S" Lines, a service similar to the French RER and German S-Bahn), composed of eight suburban lines and ten more scheduled for 2008, connects the "Greater Milan" to cities such as Como and Varese. The Regional Railway Service ("R"), instead, links Milan with the rest of Lombardy and the national railway system. 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 LeNord and Trenitalia suburban networks.

Taxis
Milan has a taxi service operated by private companies and licensed by the City of Milan (Comune di Milano). All taxis are the same color, white. Prices are based on time elapsed and distance traveled. As the number of licences is kept low by lobbying of present taxi drivers, prices are fairly high (significantly higher than, for example, in New York) and finding a taxi may be difficult in rush hours.

Milan localities:
Agrate Brianza Aicurzio Albairate Albiate Arconate Arcore Arese Arluno Assago Bareggio Barlassina Basiano Basiglio Bellinzago Lombardo Bellusco Bernareggio Bernate Ticino Besana In Brianza Besate Biassono Binasco Boffalora Sopra Ticino Bollate Bovisio-masciago Bresso Briosco Brugherio Bubbiano Buccinasco Burago Di Molgora Buscate Busnago Bussero Busto Garolfo Calvignasco Cambiago Camparada Canegrate Caponago Carate Brianza Carnate Carpiano Carugate Casarile Casorezzo Cassano D''adda Cassina De'' Pecchi Cassinetta Di Lugagnano Castano Primo Cavenago Di Brianza Ceriano Laghetto CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO Cerro Al Lambro Cerro Maggiore Cesano Boscone Cesano Maderno Cesate Cinisello Balsamo Cisliano Cogliate Cologno Monzese Colturano Concorezzo Corbetta CORMANO Cornaredo Cornate D''adda Correzzana Corsico Cuggiono Cusago Cusano Milanino Dairago Desio Dresano Gaggiano Garbagnate Milanese Gessate Giussano Gorgonzola Grezzago Gudo Visconti Inveruno Inzago Lacchiarella Lainate Lazzate Legnano Lentate Sul Seveso Lesmo Limbiate Liscate Lissone Locate Di Triulzi Macherio MAGENTA Magnago Marcallo Con Casone Masate Meda Mediglia Melegnano Melzo Mesero Mezzago MILANO Misinto MONZA Morimondo Motta Visconti Muggio'' Nerviano Nosate Nova Milanese NOVATE MILANESE Noviglio Opera Ornago Ossona OZZERO Paderno Dugnano Pantigliate Parabiago PAULLO Pero Peschiera Borromeo Pessano Con Bornago Pieve Emanuele Pioltello POGLIANO MILANESE Pozzo D''adda Pozzuolo Martesana PREGNANA MILANESE Renate Rescaldina RHO Robecchetto Con Induno Robecco Sul Naviglio Rodano Roncello Ronco Briantino ROSATE Rozzano San Colombano Al Lambro SAN DONATO MILANESE San Giorgio Su Legnano San Giuliano Milanese San Vittore Olona San Zenone Al Lambro Santo Stefano Ticino SEDRIANO Segrate Senago Seregno Sesto San Giovanni Settala Settimo Milanese Seveso Solaro Sovico Sulbiate Trezzano Rosa Trezzano Sul Naviglio Trezzo Sull''adda Tribiano Triuggio Truccazzano Turbigo Usmate Velate Vanzaghello VANZAGO Vaprio D''adda Varedo Vedano Al Lambro Veduggio Con Colzano Verano Brianza Vermezzo Vernate Vignate Villa Cortese Villasanta Vimercate Vimodrone Vittuone Vizzolo Predabissi Zelo Surrigone Zibido San Giacomo

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