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Rotonda della Besana

Milan, Italy

Rotonda della Besana, Milan
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This late-Baroque architectural complex features a church built on a Greek cross plan, surrounded by unusual brick arcades, which formerly served as a cemetery.

Eighteenth-century late baroque architectural complex built between 1713 and 1732 to designs by Carlo Francesco Diodati as a burial ground for Ospedale Maggiore. It comprises the Greek-cross church of San Michele encircled by a continuous curved brick portico.

How long does it take to visit Rotonda della Besana?

Plan about 45 min.

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