Piazza della Scala was built in 1856 by Luca Beltrami, is located in Milan, Italy. Here is situated one of the most famous and prestigious theaters in the world at that time, La Scala and the Mariano Palace, the oldest building in the square, was built in the second half of the 16th century by the Genoese banker Tommaso Marino. In the center of Piazza della Scala is a monument to Leonardo da Vinci by Pietro Magni. This Square is connected to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.