It is a romantic English style park, all fenced, which contains a rich collection of trees and shrubs, and many recreation and entertainment for children and adults too. Along its banks are located important historic buildings of Milan, the Castello Sforzesco and its museums, the Civic Arena, the Arco della Pace, the Triennale di Milano and the Civic Aquarium.
History and Architecture:
This is the second largest park built in Milan and owes his name from being on the line who goes from the door of the Duomo to the Passo del Sempione, crossing the Arco della Pace.
Placed on the Square of Arms, was built starting from 1890 by Mr. Alemagna with an irregular design appositely created to counteract the regular structure of the urban context. Already at the time of its creation becomes seat of public policy initiatives, such as the International Exposition of 1906 of which remains as heritage the pavillion of the Acquario Civico in Liberty style, created by Architect Locati, and then restored it in 2006.
The idea of Alemagna was that of a great park, made up of rivers, trails, small hills, as the hill of Monte Tordo, with a magnificent view of the Castle and the Arco della Pace.
In 1973 they were placed in the park works such as "History of the Earth" by A. Paradise, "Music Accumulation " by Arman and "Mysterious Baths " by Giorgio De Chirico. In 1957 was conceived the project of the renovation of the arc by the architect Vittoriano Viganò and the landscapist Peter Porcinai. In 2003 ended the major restoration began in 1996 thanks to which the fence has been completed and has increased the protected area from 167,000 to 386,000 m2.
On the botanical field, many species of homeless shrubs in use at the time of construction of the park have been positively relocated.
