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About Poldi Pezzoli Museum

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum is a house museum located in the central Via Manzoni in Milan; was created by Count Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli who, by means of a testamentary disposition of 1871, had set up a Poldi-Pezzoli artistic foundation that would collect in perpetuity the works of art he himself collected and that was in the home at the time of his death. The autonomous foundation was later erected as a non-profit organization with Royal Decree in 1887.
Address : Via Alessandro Manzoni, 12, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

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Teatro alla ScalaThe Teatro Alla Scala, colloquially known as La Scala, is the main opera house in Milan. Considered among the most prestigious theaters in the world, for 242 years it has hosted the main artists in the international field of opera and classical music. The building, designed by Giuseppe Piermarini and inaugurated in 1778, was built on the ashes of the previous Ducal Theater. The theater complex is located in the square of the same name, flanked by the Casino Ricordi, home to the La Scala Theater
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Palazzo MarinoPalazzo Marino is a 16th-century palace located in Piazza Della Scala, in the center of Milan, Italy. It has been Milan's city hall since 9 September 1861. The palace has been the seat of the administration of the city of Milan since 1861. The building is named after Tommaso Marino, a rich Genoan merchant who commissioned the palace to make it his private home, although he died in bankruptcy. It became public property in 1781 when it was restored.
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Teatro alla Scala MuseumThe Museo Teatrale alla Scala is a theatrical museum and library attached to the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. It is also one of the most famous opera houses in the world. Many famous operas have had their first production in La Scala, such as Othello, Nabucco by Verdi or Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini. The Theatre Museum contains a large collection of paintings, busts, costumes and several other objects related to the world of opera and theatre.
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Piazza della ScalaPiazza della Scala is a pedestrian central square of Milan connected to the main square of Milan, Piazza del Duomo, by the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II passage. The name of the square dates back to the church of Santa Maria della Scala, dating from 1381, which was once located here. The center of the square is marked by the monument of Leonardo da Vinci by sculptor Pietro Magni.
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Via Monte NapoleoneThe beautiful Via Monte Napoleone traces the old city walls built by Roman Emperor Maximian. In the first half of the 19th century, the street was reconstructed almost entirely in a neoclassical style and lined with the palaces of Milan's highest aristocracy. Via Monte Napoleone is particularly famous for its ready-to-wear clothing- and jewelry shops.
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Bagatti Valsecchi MuseumThe Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is a historic residence located in the Montenapoleone district, in the center of Milan. "Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi", which houses the museum, was purchased by the Lombardy Region in 1975 and is one of the most important and best-preserved museum houses in Europe. Since October 2008 it has been part of the " Case Museo di Milano " circuit.

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Lombardy
About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe.

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