| Dear Hiveans | Liebe Hiver | Queridos Hiveanos |
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| We've just spent a weekend in Milan (wiki), the Capital of the province of Lombardy (currently part of Italy 馃嚠馃嚬), and I just want to share some impressions. Here you see the plan for our walk, start point near the central station | Wir haben gerade ein Wochenende in Mailand (wiki), der Hauptstadt der Provinz Lombardei (derzeit Teil Italiens 馃嚠馃嚬), verbracht, und ich m枚chte ein paar Eindr眉cke teilen. Hier unser Spaziergangsplan f眉r den Tag, Startpunkt in der N盲he des Hauptbahnhofs | Acabamos de pasar un fin de semana en Mil谩n (wiki), la capital de la provincia de Lombard铆a (actualmente parte de Italia 馃嚠馃嚬), y quiero compartir algunas impresiones. Nuestro plan para el d铆a, punto de partida cerca de la estaci贸n central |
La Scala, the famous opera house (wiki)
Statue of Leonarda da Vinci, in front of La Scala (more_info)
The gallery of Milan, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (wiki_Galleria)
and here impressions from within the Galleria
Il Duomo di Milano, the beautiful Cathedral of Milan (wiki_Duomo)
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio wiki_SantAmbrogio
| Basilica of San Lorenzo, rear view (wiki_SanLorenzo) | Basilica of San Lorenzo, Hinteransicht (wiki_SanLorenzo) | Basilica of San Lorenzo, visi贸n trasera (wiki_SanLorenzo) |
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| not the most beautiful basilica I have seen, but incredibly old (its construction began in 364 AD) | nicht die sch枚nste Basilika, die ich je gesehen habe, aber unglaublich alt (ihr Bau begann 364 n. Chr.) | no es la bas铆lica m谩s bonita que he visto, pero es incre铆blemente antigua (su construcci贸n comenz贸 en el 364 d.C.) |
and the front of the Basilica
A bronze statue of Constantine the Great (in front of the Basilica) (wiki_Constantine) the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
Columns of San Lorenzo (in front of the Basilica), a group of ancient Roman ruins (wiki)
| Castello Sforzesco, Sforza Castle (wiki_Castello) | Castello Sforzesco (wiki_Schloss) | Castillo Sforzesco (wiki_castillo) |
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| a medieval fortification built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 17th century it was one of the largest citadels in Europe. | mittelalterliche Festung, die im 15. Jahrhundert von Francesco Sforza, Herzog von Mailand, gebaut wurde. Sp盲ter renoviert und erweitert, war sie im 17. Jahrhundert eine der gr枚脽ten Zitadellen in Europa. | una fortificaci贸n medieval construida en el siglo XV por Francesco Sforza, duque de Mil谩n, sobre los restos de una fortificaci贸n del siglo XIV. M谩s tarde, renovada y ampliada, en el siglo XVII fue una de las mayores ciudadelas de Europa. |
Chiesa di San Marco, Church of San Marco (wiki_SanMarco)
| Though we happened to stay in Milan just when the Milan Fashion Week (wiki_FashionWeek) took place and the city was crowded with people, we enjoyed our time there very much. And, of course, my wife was the prettiest woman in town. | Obwohl wir zuf盲llig in Mailand waren, als gerade die Mail盲nder Modewoche (wiki_FashionWeek) stattfand und die Stadt voller Menschen war, haben wir unsere Zeit dort sehr genossen. Und - wie nicht anders zu erwarten - war meine Frau die h眉bscheste Frau der Stadt. | Aunque nos quedamos en Mil谩n justo cuando se celebraba la Semana de la Moda de Mil谩n (wiki_FashionWeek) y la ciudad estaba abarrotada de gente, disfrutamos mucho de nuestro tiempo all铆. Mi esposa era, por supuesto, la mujer m谩s bonita de la ciudad. |
Have a great day,
zuerich