Via Monte Napoleone
Milan, Italy | |
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Postal code | 20121 |
Nearest metro station | Montenapoleone, San Babila |
Coordinates | 45°28′06″N 9°11′43″E / 45.46826°N 9.19520°E |
West end | Via Alessandro Manzoni |
East end | Corso Giacomo Matteotti |
Other | |
Known for | High fashion boutiques |
Via Monte Napoleone, also spelled Via Montenapoleone, is an
In 2009, architect Fabio Novembre designed a months-long art installation, titled Per fare un albero, ‘To make a tree’ in conjunction with the city of Milan's Department of Design, Events and Fashion and Fiat — featuring 20 full-size fiberglass planter replicas of the company's 500C cabriolet along Via Monte Napoleone.[2]
In 2002, the Street Association started a media project[3] including the Radio and the Portal, in order to relaunch the Made in Italy brand. Sponsored by the Department of Fashion, Tourism and Major Events of the Municipality of Milan, Italy Fashion System, and Assomoda, today it is the first instrument of revival and information on Made in Italy worldwide.
History
The street traces the Roman city walls erected by Emperor
After
List of brands in Montenapoleone |
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Gallery
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Gucci Shop, Via Montenapoleone
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Moncler Shop, Via Montenapoleone.
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An arcaded boutique in Via Montenapoleone
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The Caffè Cova delicatessen serving traditional Milanese cakes and desserts in Via Montenapoleone
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Via Montenapoleone during the Christmas period.
See also
- List of upscale shopping districts
References
- ^ "Via Monte Napoleone scala la classifica mondiale delle strade del lusso: seconda solo alla Fifth Avenue di New York".
- ^ Dave Pinter (August 14, 2009). "Fiat Greens a Milan Street With Car Shaped Planters". PSFK.com.
- ^ "via Montenapoleone - Made In Italy". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- Monte di Pietà.
- ^ Alberto Trivulzio, ‘Via Monte Napoleone, perché si chiama cosi?’, Corriere della Sera, 5 October 1994, p. 47.
- ^ Davide Gorni, ‘Montenapoleone, la guerra degli sfratti milionari’, Corriere della Sera, 23 June 2003, p. 49.
- ^ Vittore Buzzi and Claudio Buzzi, Le vie di Milano: dizionario della toponomastica milanese (Milan: Hoepli Editore, 2005), p. 270
- ^ Milano, Guida d'Italia del Touring club italiano, 10th edn (Milan: Touring Editore, 1998), p. 292.
- ^ ‘The old Cova Café in the history of Milan’ Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, pasticceriacova.com.
- ^ "Official Buccellati Website - Fine jewelry, luxury watches, bridal and silverware by Buccellati Milano, since 1919". Official Buccellati Website. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
External links
- Media related to Via Monte Napoleone (Milan) at Wikimedia Commons