Rotonda della Besana

Coordinates: 45°27′35.2″N 9°12′18.7″E / 45.459778°N 9.205194°E / 45.459778; 9.205194
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45°27′35.2″N 9°12′18.7″E / 45.459778°N 9.205194°E / 45.459778; 9.205194

The church as seen from the portico

The Rotonda della Besana (also known as Rotonda di Via Besana or Complesso di San Michele ai Nuovi Sepolcri, and originally as Foppone

hectagonal colonnade portico enclosing a garden and the deconsacrated church of San Michele ai Sepolcri ("Saint Michael by the Sepulchers").[2] The portico was designed by architects Francesco Croce and Carlo Raffaello Raffagno, while the church was designed by Attilio Arrigoni.[2]
Although originally a cemetery, over time the Rotonda has been adapted for a number of other uses; today, it is a leisure area and a venue for cultural events.

The complex covers an overall area of 7,100 m2 and owes its current name to its location, at number 15 of Via Enrico Besana.[3]

History

The building was originally established to serve as a foppone (i.e., a

Comune di Milano, in 1939. The Comune restored the complex and adapted it to serve as a green area and as a venue for cultural and social events.[3]

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References

  1. ^
    pandemics; the meaning was later generalized to that of "cemetery". See [1]
    (in Italian).
  2. ^ a b c d (in Italian) La Rotonda della Besana, tempio della morte
  3. ^ a b c d (in Italian) Giardino Rotonda della Besana
  4. ^ a b c (in Italian) Rotonda della Besana
  5. ^ (in Italian) Rotonda di Via Besana
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