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This new square in Milan (the biggest in town) is named after Gino Valle, a famous Italian designer and architect.
Among the various architectural interventions carried out in Milan in recent years, this large square is one of the least frequented, perhaps due to its secluded position (it was built on a dismissed industrial area not very close to the city centre), perhaps because almost all the surrounding buildings are not homes but offices; eventually, no shops have been opened there. The only building worthy of note is "Casa Milan", painted with red-black stripes because it's the headquarters of Milan A.C., one of the city's two famous football teams (the other is Inter, with a striped shirt too, but blue-black)
The reason why I took a couple of 360° panoramas just there (this one being the first, from South to North) is because I was impressed by its constant, almost unreal loneliness, that recalls me the De Chirico's metaphysical paintings
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Italy’s and perhaps the world’s capital of fashion and design, Milano is home to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, which is possibly the world’s oldest shopping mall. The city is currently undergoing an architectural renaissance, which will culminate in a new skyline for the Expo 2015, which will be hosted in Milano. Visitors can take advantage of an extensive public transportation system, which includes metro, buses, trolleys and trams.