Via Monte Napoleone

Coordinates: 45°28′06″N 9°11′43″E / 45.46826°N 9.19520°E / 45.46826; 9.19520
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Via Monte Napoleone
Milan, Italy
Postal code20121
Nearest metro stationMontenapoleone, San Babila
Coordinates45°28′06″N 9°11′43″E / 45.46826°N 9.19520°E / 45.46826; 9.19520
West endVia Alessandro Manzoni
East endCorso Giacomo Matteotti
Other
Known forHigh fashion boutiques

Via Monte Napoleone, also spelled Via Montenapoleone, is an

fashion designers
have high-end boutiques. The most exclusive Italian shoemakers maintain boutiques on this street.

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

Sforza, was preserved until its destruction during the Allied bombing campaign of 1943.[5][6][7][8]

After

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Gallery

  • Gucci Shop, Via Montenapoleone
    Gucci Shop, Via Montenapoleone
  • Moncler Shop, Via Montenapoleone.
    Moncler Shop, Via Montenapoleone.
  • An arcaded boutique in Via Montenapoleone
    An arcaded boutique in Via Montenapoleone
  • The Caffè Cova delicatessen serving traditional Milanese cakes and desserts in Via Montenapoleone
    The Caffè Cova delicatessen serving traditional Milanese cakes and desserts in Via Montenapoleone
  • Via Montenapoleone during the Christmas period.
    Via Montenapoleone during the Christmas period.

See also

  • List of upscale shopping districts

References

  1. ^ "Via Monte Napoleone scala la classifica mondiale delle strade del lusso: seconda solo alla Fifth Avenue di New York".
  2. ^ Dave Pinter (August 14, 2009). "Fiat Greens a Milan Street With Car Shaped Planters". PSFK.com.
  3. ^ "via Montenapoleone - Made In Italy". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. Monte di Pietà
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  5. ^ Alberto Trivulzio, ‘Via Monte Napoleone, perché si chiama cosi?’, Corriere della Sera, 5 October 1994, p. 47.
  6. ^ Davide Gorni, ‘Montenapoleone, la guerra degli sfratti milionari’, Corriere della Sera, 23 June 2003, p. 49.
  7. ^ Vittore Buzzi and Claudio Buzzi, Le vie di Milano: dizionario della toponomastica milanese (Milan: Hoepli Editore, 2005), p. 270
  8. ^ Milano, Guida d'Italia del Touring club italiano, 10th edn (Milan: Touring Editore, 1998), p. 292.
  9. ^ ‘The old Cova Café in the history of Milan’ Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, pasticceriacova.com.
  10. ^ "Official Buccellati Website - Fine jewelry, luxury watches, bridal and silverware by Buccellati Milano, since 1919". Official Buccellati Website. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

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